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Sources consulted for the biography of:Mark R. DeMortie (1829–1914)
Primary Sources
- Autobiographical memorandum with birth date and birthplace in William H. Ferris, The African Abroad (1913), 709–713, reprinted with additional autobiographical information and death date of 3 Sept. 1914 in Pauline E. Hopkins, "Men of Vision: Mark Réné DeMortie," New Era Magazine 1 (Feb. 1916): 35–39.
- Emancipation in Norfolk Hustings and Corporation Court Deed Book, 31:44, and Order Book, 36:156–157.
- Two DeMortie letters at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Richmond.
- 1876 election return in Secretary of the Commonwealth, Election Records, 1776–1941, no. 8, Accession 26041, State Government Records Collection, Record Group 13, Library of Virginia.
Secondary Sources
- Richard C. Youngken, African Americans in Newport: An Introduction to the Heritage of African Americans in Newport, Rhode Island, 1700–1945 (1995), 32 (probable portrait with father-in-law's family, back row, center).
Newspapers
- The Liberator, February 26, 1858; July 8, August 19, 1859; December 26, 1862; January 16, 1863; January 15, 1864 (middle name Renie).
- Washington Evening Star, May 18 (middle name Rennie), May 19, 1870.
- New York Herald, May 19, 1870.
- New York Times, May 19, 1870.
- Richmond Daily Whig, August 4, 1871.
- Washington New National Era and Citizen, June 26, 1873.
- Washington New National Era, September 10, 1874.
- Farmville Mercury, April 1, 1875.
- Petersburg Index-Appeal, August 21, 1875.
- Lawrenceville Brunswick Advocate, May 25, 1876.
- Richmond State, September 29, 1876.
- Petersburg Lancet, May 31, 1884.
Obituaries
- Providence Daily Journal, September 5, 1914 (died "yesterday afternoon").
- Boston Herald, September 5, 1914.
- Newport Daily News, September 5, 1914.
- Newport Mercury, September 5, 1914 (with death date of 3 Sept. 1914 "in his 86th year").
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