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- ↑ "Biography of Joseph Mellish (c.1717-1790) - The University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "MELLISH, Joseph (?1717-90), of Bush Hill, Edmonton, Mdx. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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