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- ↑ The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa ... etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880; pp. 350, 352
- ↑ Parker, John. "Circular" Iowa News No. 6 (July 8, 1837); p. 2, col. 3