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- 1 2 Burnham, Emily (27 December 2022). "Founder of Merrill Merchants Bank in Bangor dead at 86". Bangor Daily News.
- ↑ Burnham, Emily (23 February 2022). "Leonard Minsky, Bangor businessman and philanthropist, dies at age 94". Bangor Daily News.
- ↑ Cocheo, Steve (October 2003). "Started from "cuttings", Maine startup grows deep roots". American Bankers Association.
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