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- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dedham Historical Society & Museum trivia answer". The Dedham Times. Vol. 29, no. 44. November 5, 2021. p. 9.
- ↑ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
- ↑ Worthington 1827, pp. 79–81.
