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... whose engineer was Thomas Simpson , C.E. , of London . They were not very active until another body promoted a bill to obtain power to supply Liverpool with water from springs in Bootle . The Act was passed in LIVERPOOL WATER WORKS 4I.
... whose engineer was Thomas Simpson , C.E. , of London . They were not very active until another body promoted a bill to obtain power to supply Liverpool with water from springs in Bootle . The Act was passed in LIVERPOOL WATER WORKS 4I.
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... active sympathy with the advocates of vio- lence . ' It appears , ' he wrote to Little on 28th July , 1791 , ' that Mr. Paines Pamphlet has had its full effect upon the Langholm Patriots , tho ' you do not tell us who were so warm in ...
... active sympathy with the advocates of vio- lence . ' It appears , ' he wrote to Little on 28th July , 1791 , ' that Mr. Paines Pamphlet has had its full effect upon the Langholm Patriots , tho ' you do not tell us who were so warm in ...
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... active citizens who spend their time in dis- cussing what they rarely understand . ' REFERENCES ( 1 ) Letter to Andrew Little , from Shrewsbury , 29th September , 1793. ( 2 ) Id . , 3rd November , 1793. ( 3 ) Id . ( 4 ) Id . , 18th ...
... active citizens who spend their time in dis- cussing what they rarely understand . ' REFERENCES ( 1 ) Letter to Andrew Little , from Shrewsbury , 29th September , 1793. ( 2 ) Id . , 3rd November , 1793. ( 3 ) Id . ( 4 ) Id . , 18th ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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