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Pulliam as a reliable source[edit]

David L. Pulliam, “The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the Foundation of the Commonwealth to the Present Time” (1901) is listed in William Hamilton Bryson’s “Virginia Law Books: essays and bibliographies, volume 239” (2000) on page 235.

David L. Pulliam, Jacob N. Brenaman and William J. Van Schreeven are referenced as reliable sources for “comprehensive analyses of Virginia Conventions” by the Constitutional scholar John J. Dinan in his Biographical Essay in his “The Virginia Constitution: a reference guide, part 56.” (2006) page 231.

John Dinan is professor at Wake Forest University in the Department of Politics and International Affairs. His “The Virginia State Constitution: a reference guide” is published by Praeger of Westport, Connecticut and London, of the Greenwood Publishing Group that publishes scholarly reference works qualifying as reliable sources on Wikipedia. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 20:08, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]