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- ↑ McKinsey, Elizabeth R. (February 16, 1973). "James Ralph: The Professional Writer Comes of Age". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 117 (1): 67. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ↑ Kenny, Robert (April 1, 1940). "James Ralph: An Eighteenth Century Philadelpian on Grub Street". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 64 (2): 222. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
