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- ↑ Sholes' Directory of the City of Charleston for 1877-78. A.E. Sholes. 1877. p. 400.
- ↑ "The Election To-Day". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. December 11, 1877. p. 2. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ↑ "The Victorious Democracy". News & Courier. December 12, 1877. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ↑ "The City Government". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. December 18, 1877. p. 4. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ↑ Sholes' Directory of the City of Charleston. A.E. Sholes. November 15, 1878. p. 445.
- ↑ Sholes' Directory of the City of Charleston. A.E. Sholes. November 15, 1879. p. 422.
- ↑ "Ex-Mayor Sale of Charleston has been elected Master of the Almshouse and Mrs. Sale Matron". Orangeburg Times. January 30, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ↑ "1880 United States Census". FamilySearch . Retrieved January 20, 2014.
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