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Simpkins, Mary Lea. Interview conducted by Rebeccah Cope and David Cecelski, 2001. A copy of the transcript is located at Historic Yates Mill County Park.
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The Journal of North Carolina State University.
The News and Observer.
The Pennsylvania Gazette.
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