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- ↑ John F. Perry & Co., No. 13 West St. cf. Boston Almanac. 1880
- ↑ Christine Merrick Ayars (1937), Contributions to the art of music in America by the music industries of Boston, 1640 to 1936, New York: The H.W. Wilson company, OCLC 26107160, OL 6349676M
- ↑ John F. Perry had been a partner in the firm of White, Smith, & Perry (1867-1873). The partnership dissolved in 1873. cf. Folio (Boston), v.9, no.5, Nov. 1873
