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- ↑ State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999". Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), p. 99
- ↑ "List of Members of the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin" Wisconsin Express January 30, 1849; p. 4
- ↑ Smith, Abram D. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin from June to December, 1859 Volume 9. Madison: Atwood, Rublee and Reed, Book and Job Printers, 1860; pp. 166-83
- ↑ "Golden Wedding at Elkhorn, Wis." Fox Lake Gazette March 15, 1859; p. 2, col. 5
- ↑ The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development, and Resources... Part 1; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880; pp. 374075
- ↑ "Official Canvass", Wisconsin Tribune November 12, 1847; p. 2, col. 6
- ↑ "Letter to the Editor" dated September 2, 1851. The Weekly Wisconsin September 10, 1851; p. 1, col. 7
- ↑ "Saturday Evening, May 6." The Weekly Wisconsin May 10, 1854; p. 2, col. 4
- ↑ "Second Circuit Convention: The Delegates Present and the Platform Adopted", The Daily Milwaukee News March 31, 1863; p. 2, col. 2
- ↑ The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development, and Resources... Part 1; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880; pp. 445-46; 573-74
- ↑ The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development, and Resources... Part 1; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880; pp. 716-17
- ↑ The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development, and Resources... Part 1; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880; p. 706