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References
- ↑ Royal Society record, Parsons; William (- 1828).
- 1 2 3 Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 43. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ↑ Russell, Corinna. "Parsons, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21479.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Parsons, William (fl.1785-1807)". Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 43. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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