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- ↑ "(Items)". Clarke County Democrat. 16 August 1866.
- ↑ DuBose, Joel Campbell (1904). Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical. Southern historical assoc.
- ↑ McCoy, Kathy (October 1998). Monroeville: Literary Capital of Alabama. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738554372.
- ↑ "County Fair a Success". Montgomery Advertiser.
- ↑ Shields, Charles J. (2016-04-26). Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee: From Scout to Go Set a Watchman. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250115836.
- ↑ "Q. M. Salter". The Montgomery Advertiser. 10 February 1938.
- ↑ Streitmatter, Rodger (2018-04-17). Mightier than the Sword: How the News Media Have Shaped American History. Routledge. ISBN 9780429974649.