Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... March ; and there is a letter to his mother , written from that place on the 9th of April . " Since my arrival here , " he says , " I have had little time to spare ; but in order that you may fully comprehend the truth of this assertion ...
... March ; and there is a letter to his mother , written from that place on the 9th of April . " Since my arrival here , " he says , " I have had little time to spare ; but in order that you may fully comprehend the truth of this assertion ...
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... March or April 1817 . " At Chatham , " says General Larcom , " a new world opened on him ; the practical application of varied and almost universal knowledge brought by Colonel Pasley to the aid of military science offered the highest ...
... March or April 1817 . " At Chatham , " says General Larcom , " a new world opened on him ; the practical application of varied and almost universal knowledge brought by Colonel Pasley to the aid of military science offered the highest ...
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... March 1818 , he writes to his mother that he is busy on the model and a memoir , which is to be sent with it to the head office . " I shall let you know , " he says , " what success my memoir meets with . But there is no wish at the ...
... March 1818 , he writes to his mother that he is busy on the model and a memoir , which is to be sent with it to the head office . " I shall let you know , " he says , " what success my memoir meets with . But there is no wish at the ...
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... March 25 , 1820. " I cannot speak in too high terms , " he says , " of Lieutenant Drummond's talents and diligence while he read with me , and I was very sorry that his studies were rather prematurely interrupted by his being so ...
... March 25 , 1820. " I cannot speak in too high terms , " he says , " of Lieutenant Drummond's talents and diligence while he read with me , and I was very sorry that his studies were rather prematurely interrupted by his being so ...
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... march upon this place , and , leaving Belfast on Tuesday forenoon , slept on this mountain on Thurs- day night , the 27th October , our tents erected , and hut con- structed , and all the apparatus of the lamp ready for work . For the ...
... march upon this place , and , leaving Belfast on Tuesday forenoon , slept on this mountain on Thurs- day night , the 27th October , our tents erected , and hut con- structed , and all the apparatus of the lamp ready for work . For the ...
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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 |
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