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References
- ↑ "South Carolina During the Late 1800s - The 52nd General Assembly (1876-1878)". www.carolana.com.
- ↑ "South Carolina During the Late 1800s - The 53rd General Assembly (1878-1880)". www.carolana.com.
- ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina. The State. 1876. p. 4. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ↑ "The South Carolina Legislature". Yorkville Enquirer. 16 November 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ↑ "Walterboro's Black Families - The Waring Family". Walterboro Live.
- ↑ Thompson, Henry Tazewell (1926). Ousting the Carpetbagger from South Carolina. R.L. Bryan. p. 175. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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