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It can have been no easy matter to serve Pulteney . Reputed to be the richest commoner in England and disposing of more pocket boroughs than anyone else in the country , he lived so parsimoniously : that , with an income of over ...
It can have been no easy matter to serve Pulteney . Reputed to be the richest commoner in England and disposing of more pocket boroughs than anyone else in the country , he lived so parsimoniously : that , with an income of over ...
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He soon had the strong support of the most influential figures in the country ; and in the same year that he wrote so proudly describing his position there occurred a dramatic episode , in itself a matter of no great moment but one that ...
He soon had the strong support of the most influential figures in the country ; and in the same year that he wrote so proudly describing his position there occurred a dramatic episode , in itself a matter of no great moment but one that ...
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Telford obtained much information regarding pumps from Boulton and Watt and prepared a scheme to replace the water wheels ; but the whole matter was tied to the bridge project ...
Telford obtained much information regarding pumps from Boulton and Watt and prepared a scheme to replace the water wheels ; but the whole matter was tied to the bridge project ...
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Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
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