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- ↑ Odd Thorson, Drammen : en norsk østlandsbys utviklingshistorie, Vol. 2, p. 704, Drammen kommune, 1962
- ↑ Johan Nicolay Tønnessen, Kaperfart og skipsfart 1807–1814, Cappelen, 1955
- ↑ Den Norske Rigstidende, 13 August 1821
- ↑ Notes by Alfthan Vogt Brocklesby Juel, 1912, Drammen Museum