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- ↑ Crawford, George and Robert M., eds. Memoirs of Iowa County, Wisconsin: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present Volume 1. Chicago: Northwestern Historical Association, 1913; p. 195
- ↑ The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws, for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference Ninth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Rublee, State Printers, Journal Block, 1870; pp. 193-194
- ↑ Crawford, George and Robert M., eds. Memoirs of Iowa County, Wisconsin: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present Volume 1. Chicago: Northwestern Historical Association, 1913; pp. 195, 196
- ↑ "Mineral Point Delegation to California", Wisconsin Tribune February 6, 1851; p. 2, col. 3 via Newspapers.com
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