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- ↑ Reports to the General Assembly of Illinois at Its ... Regular Session. State Printers. 1859.
- ↑ Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912. Bell & Howell Company. 1912.
- ↑ A Compilation of the Statutes of the State of Illinois: Of a General Nature, in Force January 1, 1856. Keen & Lee. 1856.
- ↑ Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of Illinois. Office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1886.
- ↑ "Richard Yates to Samuel A. Buckmaster". Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. June 2, 1863.
- ↑ Illinois, Historical and Statistical: Comprising the Essential Facts of Its Planting and Growth as a Province, County, Territory, and State. Fergus Printing. 1892.
- ↑ Transactions of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois with Reports from County Agricultural Societies for the Year. Illinois state journal Company, state printers. 1876.
- ↑ Wagner, Robert (July 25, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Christian Hill Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Redmond, Mary (1980). Mr. Speaker: Presiding Officers of the Illinois House of Representatives 1818-1980. Office of the Speaker of the House. pp. 39–40. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
