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- ↑ "Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli Papers, 1825-1869". Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ↑ Official Directory, The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin
- ↑ Encyclopedia Dubuque, Thomas Charles Power