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... James Bradley , through his observation of an apparent motion of the fixed stars , 1727 . ABRANTES ( Portugal ) . By a treaty between France and Portugal , signed here 29 Sept. , 1801 , the war was closed , and the French army withdrew ...
... James Bradley , through his observation of an apparent motion of the fixed stars , 1727 . ABRANTES ( Portugal ) . By a treaty between France and Portugal , signed here 29 Sept. , 1801 , the war was closed , and the French army withdrew ...
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... James Bacon , sat i Jan. 1870. Justice Giffard , the judge of the Bankruptcy Appeal Court , decided ( in the case of the duke of Newcastle ) that a peer can be made a bankrupt , Nov. 1869 , which decision was affirmed on appeal to the ...
... James Bacon , sat i Jan. 1870. Justice Giffard , the judge of the Bankruptcy Appeal Court , decided ( in the case of the duke of Newcastle ) that a peer can be made a bankrupt , Nov. 1869 , which decision was affirmed on appeal to the ...
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... ( James Sharp ) and three bishops consecrated by Shel- don , bishop of London 15 Dec. 1661 The Scottish convention expelled the bishops ; abolished episcopacy ; declared the throne vacant ; drew up a claim of right ; and pro- claimed ...
... ( James Sharp ) and three bishops consecrated by Shel- don , bishop of London 15 Dec. 1661 The Scottish convention expelled the bishops ; abolished episcopacy ; declared the throne vacant ; drew up a claim of right ; and pro- claimed ...
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... James Brooke returned to England , and died in Devonshire 11 June , 1868 . BRAZIL ( p . 119 ) . Three monitors pass Curupaity , on the Para- guay , 17 Feb .; 6 ironclads force the passage of Humaitá ; they find Asuncion abandoned , 21 ...
... James Brooke returned to England , and died in Devonshire 11 June , 1868 . BRAZIL ( p . 119 ) . Three monitors pass Curupaity , on the Para- guay , 17 Feb .; 6 ironclads force the passage of Humaitá ; they find Asuncion abandoned , 21 ...
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... James II . at the siege of Thrieve castle , 1455. It was re- moved to London , 1754 ; but , at the request of Sir Walter Scott , restored to Edinburgh , 1829 A cannon of Mahomet II . , dated 1464 , presented to the British government by ...
... James II . at the siege of Thrieve castle , 1455. It was re- moved to London , 1754 ; but , at the request of Sir Walter Scott , restored to Edinburgh , 1829 A cannon of Mahomet II . , dated 1464 , presented to the British government by ...
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