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The earliest contests of Sam
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206:, and the American Lightweight Champion. He was the son of James Jamieson and Jane Taylor of Angus, Scotland. He weighed between 115 and 125 pounds, and stood 5 feet 5 ½ inches. Born in France, he came to the United States as a boy. He received the United States
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1415:"Why Sam Collyer Was Pardoned"
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334:Billy Kelly
322:Aquia Creek
318:Aquia Creek
184:Sam Collyer
124:1861 - 1865
41:Sam Collyer
1659:Categories
1032:References
659:Pohick, VA
579:Apr, 1866
554:Mike Carr
474:Later life
411:Harry Hill
218:Early life
133:Lieutenant
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980:See also
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196:France
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