[PW] summary sought

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Under the entry "Uncle Sam," the OED gives two citations:
     A. Matthews in Proc. Amer. Antiq. Soc. XIX. 21-65; 
     see also R. H. Thornton Amer. Glossary 916.

Can anyone provide a summary of the contents?

TIA

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