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- 1 2 Polk, James Knox; Cutler, Wayne (1969). "Correspondence of James K. Polk: 1835-1836 Volume III". Google Books. Vanderbilt University Press. pp. 262, 324. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- 1 2 Polk, James Knox; Cutler, Wayne (1969). "Correspondence of James K. Polk Volume 6". Google Books. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 140. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ↑ "The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge". Google Books. Gray and Bowen. 1835. pp. 242, 252. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia of Mississippi History Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions and Persons · Volume 2". Google Books. S.A. Brant. 1907. p. 84. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
