A New Biographical Dictionary, of 3000 Cotemporary Public Characters, British and Foreign, of All Ranks and Professions

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G. B. Whittaker, 1825 - Biography

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TitleA New Biographical Dictionary, of 3000 Cotemporary Public Characters, British and Foreign, of All Ranks and Professions
A New Biographical Dictionary, of 3000 Cotemporary Public Characters, British and Foreign, of All Ranks and Professions, George Byrom Whittaker
ContributorGeorge Byrom Whittaker
Edition2
PublisherG. B. Whittaker, 1825
Original fromHarvard University
Digitized13 Aug 2008
  
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