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- ↑ Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom’s Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8 . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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- 1 2 "Stewart Ellison Obit". The Morning Post. 25 October 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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