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- ↑ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, date: various (pre 1950)
- ↑ The Province of New Jersey 1664 - 1738; Edwin P. Tanner, Ph. D.; Columbia University; Longmans, Green & Co., Agents; New York, 1908; p. 479
- ↑ Conceived in Liberty, Vol. II, Murray N. Rothbard; Ludwig von Mises Institute; Auburn, AL; 1999; p. 47