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- ↑ "The Nominating Convention" (PDF). New Orleans Republican. No. 236. 14 January 1868. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ Louisiana Supt of Public Education (April 19, 1874). "Annual Report for the Years ..." – via Google Books.
- ↑ USA Congress House of Representatives (April 19, 1875). "House Documents". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Politics | LSU Libraries". lib.lsu.edu.
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