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- 1 2 3 "Journal of the House of Representatives". Journal of the House of Representatives. Jan 1819 2d Sess: 4–5 – via LLMC Digital.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "1819 Legislature of the State of Mississippi". Natchez Gazette. 1819-01-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ↑ "Mississippi official and statistical register 1964/68". HathiTrust. p. 202. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
