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- ↑ Masterson, James R. (3 December 2018). "The Records of the Washington Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1853-1874". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 37 (1): 31–57. JSTOR 40486736.
- ↑ Braund, Kathryn E. (28 March 1996). Deerskins and Duffels: Creek Indian Trade with Anglo-America, 1685-1815. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0803261266 – via Google Books.
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