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- ↑ Wilson, William (1866). Newfoundland and its missionaries: In two parts. To which is added a chronological table of all the important events that have occurred on the island. Cambridge, MA: Dakin & Metcalf.
- ↑ Irwin, Raymond D. (2013-01-03). Books on Early American History and Culture, 2001–2005: An Annotated Bibliography. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 37. ISBN 9780313314278.
