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- ↑ "MISSISSIPPI POLITICS.; The Republican State Convention--Ticket and platform--General Alcorn's Letter of Acceptance. (Published 1869)". October 7, 1869 – via NYTimes.com.
- 1 2 3 "Death of Hon. Henry Musgrove". The Clarion-Ledger. 6 August 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ↑ "GIGANTIC FORGERY.; Attempt to Rob the State of Mississippi Discovery and Arrest of the Cunninghams. (Published 1872)". August 23, 1872 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Perman, Michael (January 21, 2004). The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807864043 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 179.
- ↑ Society, Mississippi Historical (1918). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society: Centenary series. The Society. p. 381.
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