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- 1 2 "Albert Johnson – Against All Odds".
- ↑ "Vicksburg Herald, June 2, 1868 – Against All Odds".
- ↑ https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2971&context=cklawreview Page 603
- ↑ "Vicksburg Herald, June 22, 1872 – Against All Odds".
- ↑ "Vicksburg Herald, May 28, 1867 – Against All Odds".
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