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- 1 2 3 4 5 Meserve, John Bartlett (June 1938). "Governor Benjamin Franklin Overton and Governor Benjamin Crooks Burney" (PDF). Chronicles of Oklahoma . 16 (2): 221–233. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ Cathey, Mike (3 July 2020). "The House that J.J. Built". McAlester News-Capital. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ Delashaw, Corie (January 15, 2010). "Harris, Cyrus (1817–1888)". okhistory.org. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ "Benjamin Burney Elected As Governor". Chickasaw.tv . Retrieved 24 September 2024.