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Weigley, Russell Frank; Wainwright, Nicholas B.; Wolf, Edwin (1982).
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The Military Heroes of the War of 1812: With a Narrative of the War
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
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He died on March 4, 1887, in Philadelphia and was interred at
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Grace Dudley; or Arnold at Saratoga. An Historical Novel.
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A History of American Magazines, 1850-1865, Volume 2
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868:Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
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