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- ↑ Powell, William S. (November 9, 2000). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 6, T-Z. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807866993 – via Google Books.
- ↑ The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina. Secretary of State. 1874.
- ↑ "E.J. Warren Papers, 1826-1917, 2000".
- ↑ "Letter from E. J. Warren to Thomas Sparrow - ECU Digital Collections". digital.lib.ecu.edu.
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