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- ↑ Harlow, V. T. (2016). Colonising Expeditions to the West Indies and Guiana, 1623-1667. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781317164104.
- ↑ Cahoon, Ben. "Saint Kitts and Nevis". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ Mosley, Dr Raul A. (30 March 2015). "Stokes Hall Great House". A Tour of Jamaica's Great Houses, Plantations, & Pens. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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