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- 1 2 "British Book Trade Index". Bbti.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "History of Paul Jones, The Pirate". Archive.org. Retrieved 3 September 2020– via Internet Archive.
Printed & Sold by W. & T. Fordyce, 48 Dean Street, Newcastle, and 43, Myton Gate, Hull
- ↑ "Search Results | Library Hub". Discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "Ebook Local records; or, Historical register of remarkable events which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, with biographical notices of deceased by T Fordyce - read online or download for free". Ebooksread.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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