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- ↑ [No Headline], Charleston Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) January 10, 1810, Volume: IX Issue: 2168 Page: 3
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- ↑ [No Headline] Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Virginia) Friday, October 22, 1841. Page: 2
- ↑ Administration Electoral Ticket, Newbern Sentinel, (New Bern, North Carolina) January 19, 1828, page 3, accessed November 16, 2016 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7471606//
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- ↑ New Glasgow Female Academy, The Weekly Mississippian (Jackson, Mississippi) November 21, 1834, page 9, accessed November 16, 2016 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7471635//
- ↑ Directors of the Bank of Virginia and Branches, for the Present Year, Baltimore Patriot (Baltimore, Maryland) Saturday, January 10, 1824, Volume: XXIII Issue: 7 Page: 2
- ↑ Election Returns. Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Virginia) Tuesday, January 11, 1825 Page: 3
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