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Event table notes
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| Event data |  | 
   | Place: Philadelphia |  
   | Start date: 1864 |  
   | End date:   Dec. 1864 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Jellett gave Montgomery a four game lead to start with, but only games played are counted here. The New York Clipper of 21 Jan. 1865 gives the result (of actual games played) as 6-3 for Jellett. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [Era], vol. 27, no. 1374, 22 Jan. 1865, page 6 |  
   | [NYC], 21 Jan. 1865 |  
   | [PDEB], 24 Dec. 1864 |  
   | [PDEB], 31 Dec. 1864 |  | Web |  
   | Brennen, Neil.  [The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess] |  |  |