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Isaiah Lanson's statement and inquiry: concerning the trial of William Lanson, 1845,Yale Law Library

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New Haven City Plan and Advisory Report, Feb 17, 2010

The Successes and Struggles of New Haven Entrepreneur William Lanson, Peter Hinks

William Lanson's book of satisfaction : addressed to the public, 1848, Yale Law Library,

William Lanson, Businessman, Contractor and Activist, Katherine J Harris, African American Connecticut Explored, 2013

William Lanson: New Haven's African Kingby Gary Highsmith, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, 1997

William Lanson's Notice to the Columbian Register, March 14,1829, Citizens All:African Americans in Connecticut 1700-1850

William Lanson Site, CT Freedom Trail

William Lanson: The Slave Who Helped Build New Haven, Steve Grant, Hartford Courant,Sept 16, 2001