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- ↑ "The Argus of western America". Library of Congress.
- ↑ National Endowment for the Humanities. "The Argus of western America. [volume]" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ↑ "How Politicians Bought the 19th Century Media". May 4, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "The Argus of western America". searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ↑ "Deed of emancipation between Moses O. Bledsoe and [Taylor] Gibson, St. Louis, Missouri, 7 March 1836 :: Manuscripts". kyhistory.com.
- ↑ Society, American Antiquarian (November 24, 1914). "Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society". American Antiquarian Society. – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky". November 24, 1818 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Burlingame, Michael (April 1, 2013). Abraham Lincoln: A Life. JHU Press. ISBN 9781421410678 – via Google Books.
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