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1236:. Vol. VIII. Chicago, IL, Crawfordsville, IN: R. R. Donnelley & Sons, The Lakeside Press. p. 95 – via West Point Digital Library.
1213:. Vol. VII. Chicago, IL, Crawfordsville, IN: R. R. Donnelley & Sons, The Lakeside Press. p. 378 – via West Point Digital Library.
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1115:(1910). Braden, Charles (ed.).
997:"Obituary, Hamilton S. Hawkins"
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1176:(1920). Robinson, Wirt (ed.).
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