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Event table notes
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| Event data |
| Place: Philadelphia |
| Start date: 1844 |
| End date: 1844 |
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| Notes: |
| George Allen, in Fiske's book, says that the match took place early in 1844. Walker says in the 12 Jan. 1845 issue of Bell's Life in London, however, that the match 'has just come off'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 356 |
| Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 77 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 6 |
| Periodicals |
| [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 8, June 1847, page 189 |
| [BLL], 12 Jan. 1845, page 2 |
| [TFF], 16 Mar. 1867 |
| Web |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Collected results, 1836-1863] |
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