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- ↑ "Resolves of the Fourth Legislature of the State of Maine" (PDF). mainelegislature.org. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ↑ "Joseph Adams (1779-1850) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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