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- ↑ "Jacob M Wise". Pennsylvania State Senate . Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ Phillips, Kim T. "The Pennsylvania Origins of the Jackson Movement". JSTOR . Political Science Quarterly . Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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