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- ↑ Patriot, Quincy (May 10, 1839). "Resignation of Amos Phelps, criticism of Garrison". Liberator. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Massachusetts Abolition Society (1839). Formation of the Massachusetts Abolition Society . Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Garrison, William Lloyd, ed. (June 28, 1839). "From The Pen of Joseph Tracy" (PDF). The Liberator . Vol. 20. Boston: Issac Knapp. p. 101. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2023.
- Eric Saul, ed., "American Abolitionists and Antislavery Activists: Conscience of the Nation: Massachusetts Abolition Society," AmericanAbolitionists.com, 10 June 2018.