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... land , and developed a lively interest in farming . But he was unable to attend to the work of the firm , and his place at Cornhill was taken by his son very soon after he came of age in 1845. On 3 May 1846 George Smith was admitted by ...
... land , and developed a lively interest in farming . But he was unable to attend to the work of the firm , and his place at Cornhill was taken by his son very soon after he came of age in 1845. On 3 May 1846 George Smith was admitted by ...
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... land in August . He received the thanks of Lord Palmerston , secretary for foreign affairs , for his conduct of the mission , and in 1843 a pension for the injuries he had received at the Caspian . An account of his journey was ...
... land in August . He received the thanks of Lord Palmerston , secretary for foreign affairs , for his conduct of the mission , and in 1843 a pension for the injuries he had received at the Caspian . An account of his journey was ...
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... land in connection with the dismissal of Mr. Letellier de St. - Just from the position of lieutenant - governor of Quebec . The lieu- tenant - governor's action in dismissing his local advisers had been pronounced uncon- stitutional by ...
... land in connection with the dismissal of Mr. Letellier de St. - Just from the position of lieutenant - governor of Quebec . The lieu- tenant - governor's action in dismissing his local advisers had been pronounced uncon- stitutional by ...
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... Land : a Burlesque Version of W.S. Gilbert's " The Wicked World , " ' by F. L ... Tomline ( i.e. W. S. Gilbert ) and Gilbert à Beckett . In this amusing piece of banter , three statesmen ( Gladstone , Lowe , and Ayr ton ) were ...
... Land : a Burlesque Version of W.S. Gilbert's " The Wicked World , " ' by F. L ... Tomline ( i.e. W. S. Gilbert ) and Gilbert à Beckett . In this amusing piece of banter , three statesmen ( Gladstone , Lowe , and Ayr ton ) were ...
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... land excepted . On the same day he became royal commissioner with Sir George Grey [ q.v. Suppl . ] and Sir George ... lands , and the third demand that the legislative council should be elec- tive , were to be accepted absolutely ; the ...
... land excepted . On the same day he became royal commissioner with Sir George Grey [ q.v. Suppl . ] and Sir George ... lands , and the third demand that the legislative council should be elec- tive , were to be accepted absolutely ; the ...
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