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- 1 2 3 4 5 Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1897), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Vol. II - 1738-1821, Boston, MA.: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, p. 406
- 1 2 3 Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1897), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Vol. II - 1738-1821, Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, p. 407
- ↑ Huntoon, Daniel Thomas Vose (1893), History of the Town of Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Canton, Massachusetts: J. Wilson and Son, Printers, p. 463
- ↑ Huntoon, Daniel Thomas Vose (1893), History of the Town of Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Canton, Massachusetts: J. Wilson and Son, Printers, p. 495
- ↑ "History". Norfolk County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ Austin, Walter (1912). Tale of a Dedham Tavern: History of the Norfolk Hotel, Dedham, Massachusetts. Priv. print. at the Riverside Press. p. 24. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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