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Sources consulted for the biography of:John E. Ferguson (1810–1859)
Primary Sources
- Birth date derived from gravestone inscription ("age 49 yrs. and 4 mos."), Cedarwood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
- Henrico Co. Records at Large (Marriages, 1815–1853).
- Ferguson's land transactions documented in Land Tax Returns, Henrico Co. and Richmond City, both Record Group 48, Library of Virginia, and in Henrico Co. (1844–1852) and Richmond City Hustings Court (1846–1860) Deed Books.
- Richmond City Hustings Court Minute Book, 20:401 (quotation).
- Henrico Co. Minute Book (1853–1855), 429.
- Burying Ground Society of the Free People of Color of the City of Richmond Minute Book (1844–1858), Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
- Case of William Ferguson documented in Richmond City Hustings Court Minute Book, 25:76, 101, 130–131.
- Richmond City Circuit Court Will Book, 1:456–457.
Newspapers
- Richmond Daily Dispatch, January 3, 1855; January 4, 1855
- Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser, January 5, 1855
- Case of William Ferguson documented in Richmond Daily Dispatch, August 21, 1858 (misidentified as "Wm. Purkinson"); August 1858; August 25, 1858; September 1, 1858; November 9, 1858; December 16, 1858.
Obituaries
- Richmond Daily Dispatch, June 10, 1859
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