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- ↑ History of Chicago - From 1857 until the fire of 1871. Chicago: A.T. Andreas. 1885. p. 460.
- ↑ The Chicago Legal News: A Journal of Legal Intelligence, Volume 2. Chicago: Chicago Legal News Company. 1870. p. 227.
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