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References
- ↑ Cannon, A. Peter, ed. Members of the Wisconsin Legislature: 1848 – 1999. State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Informational Bulletin 99-1, September 1999; p. 100 Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Laws of Wisconsin Territory, Passed by the Legislative Assembly at the Session Thereof Commenced in February, 1848. Madison: H. A. Tenney, Territorial Printer, 1848; pp. 225-230
- ↑ The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin: Containing a History of Jefferson County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc... Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879; pp. 354, 471
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