Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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Page 7
He was a good rigger of ships , and used to finish the tiny craft with every rope
and spar necessary for a large vessel . “ About the house , ” says Miss
Drummond , “ his power of contrivance made him exceedingly useful . And
whatever went ...
He was a good rigger of ships , and used to finish the tiny craft with every rope
and spar necessary for a large vessel . “ About the house , ” says Miss
Drummond , “ his power of contrivance made him exceedingly useful . And
whatever went ...
Page 18
Mr Aitchison procured the necessary recommendation to Lord Mulgrave , and
soon after , Drummond was appointed to a cadetship at the Royal Military
Academy at Woolwich . CHAPTER IV . WOOLWICH . It was in February 1813 18
MEMOIR ...
Mr Aitchison procured the necessary recommendation to Lord Mulgrave , and
soon after , Drummond was appointed to a cadetship at the Royal Military
Academy at Woolwich . CHAPTER IV . WOOLWICH . It was in February 1813 18
MEMOIR ...
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... if you continued your ambition and your industry , there was no doubt of your
future success . Colonel Millar will at all times be ready to give you any friendly
advice which you may think necessary , and to interest the masters in your favour
.
... if you continued your ambition and your industry , there was no doubt of your
future success . Colonel Millar will at all times be ready to give you any friendly
advice which you may think necessary , and to interest the masters in your favour
.
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This is essentially necessary . Because , on proper occasion , there must be no
doubt of your honour , and there must be regard to your character . Well -
disposed , well - bred men , and men of accommodating , obliging dispositions ,
seldom ...
This is essentially necessary . Because , on proper occasion , there must be no
doubt of your honour , and there must be regard to your character . Well -
disposed , well - bred men , and men of accommodating , obliging dispositions ,
seldom ...
Page 42
He was charged with the construction , for practice , of a bridge of casks , in the
rapid current of the Medway at Rochester Bridge , and having previously made
piers of the casks in the still water above the bridge , it was necessary to move
them ...
He was charged with the construction , for practice , of a bridge of casks , in the
rapid current of the Medway at Rochester Bridge , and having previously made
piers of the casks in the still water above the bridge , it was necessary to move
them ...
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| Title | Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
| Author | John Ferguson McLennan |
| Publisher | Edmonston and Douglas, 1867 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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