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 75
... labours of a protracted season closed triumphantly for Drummond , and the Survey remained possessed of a new and useful power . " This year's operations did grievous mischief to Mr Drummond's health . A residence on the top of Slieve ...
... labours of a protracted season closed triumphantly for Drummond , and the Survey remained possessed of a new and useful power . " This year's operations did grievous mischief to Mr Drummond's health . A residence on the top of Slieve ...
Page 77
... labours . To - morrow I commence my retreat ; on Monday I shall be in Derry , where I shall have to remain a day . . . . From Derry I proceed to Belfast , where I shall be detained . two or three days , and then I make direct for ...
... labours . To - morrow I commence my retreat ; on Monday I shall be in Derry , where I shall have to remain a day . . . . From Derry I proceed to Belfast , where I shall be detained . two or three days , and then I make direct for ...
Page 97
... labour to produce a measuring apparatus which should be free from the alleged defects of those hitherto used . His last and favourite scheme was a riband , formed of slips of mica , and which it was supposed would be almost in- G ...
... labour to produce a measuring apparatus which should be free from the alleged defects of those hitherto used . His last and favourite scheme was a riband , formed of slips of mica , and which it was supposed would be almost in- G ...
Page 110
... labours have been in vain . " The extremities of the base at Hounslow were marked with guns ( very useful for such purposes ) , and , during the radical riots several years ago , orders having been issued to remove all the guns on ...
... labours have been in vain . " The extremities of the base at Hounslow were marked with guns ( very useful for such purposes ) , and , during the radical riots several years ago , orders having been issued to remove all the guns on ...
Page 152
... labours , and finally dismissing all with the firm conviction that he had done his duty to the Government , and aided a cause he conscientiously adopted as his own . " Drummond's services on behalf of the Government on this occasion ...
... labours , and finally dismissing all with the firm conviction that he had done his duty to the Government , and aided a cause he conscientiously adopted as his own . " Drummond's services on behalf of the Government on this occasion ...
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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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