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585:. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1861, p. 12.
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1008:"GEORGE MAY DIES AT UNION MEMORIAL"
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665:"The Congressman's Civil War"
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539:"JOHN MAY (1748-1812), 1789"
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1044:. 17 February 1887
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