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Michael Atwell Slater as a boy, drawn by his brother,
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192:Otter, H.C.; Slater, M.A; Thomas, G. (1857).
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312:. London: Hollis & Carter. p. 240.
118:"Joseph Slater (circa 1750-1805?), Painter"
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181:. London: H.M. Sationery Office. 1857.
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