Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... seem greater than they were in reality . He died suddenly in February 1800 , in the thirty - fifth year of his age , survived by his wife and four children . The children being all in infancy , and Mr Drum- mond having left no will , a ...
... seem greater than they were in reality . He died suddenly in February 1800 , in the thirty - fifth year of his age , survived by his wife and four children . The children being all in infancy , and Mr Drum- mond having left no will , a ...
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... seem to have been as distinct in the boy as in the man . Moreover he had the capacity , which lies at the root of discovery , of being made miserable by things not understood , On a new roasting jack coming to the house , he took it to ...
... seem to have been as distinct in the boy as in the man . Moreover he had the capacity , which lies at the root of discovery , of being made miserable by things not understood , On a new roasting jack coming to the house , he took it to ...
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... seems to have been undertaken for the health of his younger brother John . An account of it is preserved in a graphic letter , written by Drum- mond from Easdale to Grandmother Somers , and dated B 11th July 1812. If " throwing up bile ...
... seems to have been undertaken for the health of his younger brother John . An account of it is preserved in a graphic letter , written by Drum- mond from Easdale to Grandmother Somers , and dated B 11th July 1812. If " throwing up bile ...
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... seems to have been far from popular with the cadets , and the first impressions which Drum- mond received of him were unfavourable . But these quickly wore away . " As to my letter to Colonel Mudge , " he writes , * " it is impossible ...
... seems to have been far from popular with the cadets , and the first impressions which Drum- mond received of him were unfavourable . But these quickly wore away . " As to my letter to Colonel Mudge , " he writes , * " it is impossible ...
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... The vacation , " he writes , commences about the 10th July , when we will debate what is to be done . " Meantime he entreats her to keep his misery a pro- 66 found secret . The desire to be discharged seems to WOOLWICH . 25.
... The vacation , " he writes , commences about the 10th July , when we will debate what is to be done . " Meantime he entreats her to keep his misery a pro- 66 found secret . The desire to be discharged seems to WOOLWICH . 25.
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Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E. , F. R. A. S. , Under Secretary to the Lord ... John Ferguson McLennan No preview available - 2020 |
Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E., F. R. A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord ... John F. M'lennan No preview available - 2016 |
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