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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 NCpedia: Thomas Miller. Written by Dennis F. Daniel. Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History, 2006.
- 1 2 3 Carolana: Thomas Eastchurch Appointed Governor of Albemarle 1677. Written by J.D.Lewis. 2007.
- ↑ Culpeper Rebellion. North Carolina History project. 2015 John Locke Foundation.
- ↑ Bishir, Catherine (2005). North Carolina Architecture. UNC Press Books. p. 5. ISBN 9780807856246.
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