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- 1 2 Goodwin 1982, p. 40.
- 1 2 3 Dwight 1874, p. 103.
- ↑ Worthington 1827, p. 79.
- ↑ Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
- 1 2 Hanson, Bob. "The Inn Thing: Taverns of Dedham" (PDF). Dedham Historical Society News-Letter (March 2005): 2–4.