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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ http://www.britishcolonist.ca/tc/1863/07/20/18630720003.pdf%5B%5D
- ↑ http://www.britishcolonist.ca/tc/1863/07/23/18630723003.pdf%5B%5D
- ↑ http://www.britishcolonist.ca/tc/1863/07/22/18630722003.pdf%5B%5D
- ↑ http://www.britishcolonist.ca/tc/1863/07/22/18630722003.pdf%5B%5D
- ↑ http://www.britishcolonist.ca/tc/1863/07/25/18630725003.pdf%5B%5D
- ↑ http://www.britishcolonist.ca/tc/1863/07/30/18630730003.pdf%5B%5D
- ↑ http://www.britishcolonist.ca/tc/1863/08/13/18630813003.pdf%5B%5D
- ↑ http://www.britishcolonist.ca/tc/1863/07/30/18630730003.pdf%5B%5D
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