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- 1 2 Hymowitz & Harlan 1983.
- 1 2 Aoyagi, William Shurtleff; Akiko (14 June 2015). History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in the United Kingdom and Ireland (1613-2015): Extensive Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Soyinfo Center. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-928914-76-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 The American Genealogist, p. 197
- ↑ Kajencki, Francis C. (2001). Casimir Pulaski, Cavalry Commander of the American Revolution. Southwest Polonia Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-9627190-5-9.
- 1 2 Pinkowski, Edward (1997). "General Pulaski's body". Poles in America Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
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- ↑ Szczygielski 1986, p. 393.
- 1 2 3 Greenwich Cemetery - Forest City of the South
- ↑ Bulletin. The Society. 1997. p. 15.