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- ↑ "A Concurrent Resolution". H 4439. South Carolina Legislature. 1993. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Judge James Moncrief Brailsford, Jr. (1910-1993)". Find a Grave. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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