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- 1 2 Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8 . Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ↑ Senate, South Carolina General Assembly (May 1, 1878). "Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, Being the Sessions of ..." Charles P. Pelham, State Printer – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 Senate, South Carolina General Assembly (May 1, 1879). "Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, Being the Sessions of ..." Charles P. Pelham, State Printer – via Google Books.