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- ↑ "Abbotsford Club publications (listing)" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1845.
- ↑ "Abbotsford Club, Publications by Scottish clubs". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
