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Besides this Navigation , it appears to me , that for the purposes of the Fisheries and the improvement of the northern part ... and has the very fine Bay and Roadstead of Scrabster , this will appear by the Survey I have made of it .
Besides this Navigation , it appears to me , that for the purposes of the Fisheries and the improvement of the northern part ... and has the very fine Bay and Roadstead of Scrabster , this will appear by the Survey I have made of it .
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... has many conveniences and accommodations ; abounds with enterprising and wellinformed men ; and its being so happily situated between two very considerable rivers , appears to be an object of very great and singular importance .
... has many conveniences and accommodations ; abounds with enterprising and wellinformed men ; and its being so happily situated between two very considerable rivers , appears to be an object of very great and singular importance .
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The new company applied for a loan from the Exchequer Bill Loan Commission but do not appear to have been successful . A branch from Taunton to Chard was under construction in 1836 .
The new company applied for a loan from the Exchequer Bill Loan Commission but do not appear to have been successful . A branch from Taunton to Chard was under construction in 1836 .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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