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Note from page 67: 1. Some members of the Hanks and Young families did intermarry, which probably formed the basis of Haycraft's recollection. See the appendix.

Note from page 67: 2. See AL to Haycraft, June 4, 1860, CW 4:70.

Note from page 68: 3. See CW 4:56 — 57, 69 — 70, 97, 99, 139.