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- ↑ Portrait and Biographical Record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin: Containing Biographical Sketches of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States and the Governors of the State Chicago: Excelsior Publishing Co. 1894; p. 339
- 1 2 3 The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin: Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources; an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities, Towns and Villages--their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories, Churches, Schools and Societies; Its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers; the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880
- ↑ Manderville, John & Wells, John M. "The Democracy of Prairieville are already making preparation for the approaching contest, by an active and efficient organization" Milwaukie Sentinel , August 10, 1841; Issue 6; p. 1, col. 6
- ↑ "In Assembly". Wisconsin Express. March 13, 1849. p. 2. Retrieved March 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Madison Express "State Agricultural Society" reprinted in Milwaukee Sentinel and Gazette March 20, 1849; Issue 286; p. 1, col. 4
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- ↑ Buck, Royal. "State Agricultural Society of 1849" in, Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, with an abstract of the correspondence of the secretary Vol. I. Madison: Beriah Brown, State Printer, 1851; pp. 332, 336