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Letters from a subaltern officer of the Earl of Essex's army, written in the summer and autumn of 1642; : detailing the early movements of that portion of the Parliament forces which was formed by the volunteers of the metropolis; and their further movements when amalgamated with the rest of the Earl of Essex's troops

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1854.
Call number: 601977
Creator: Wharton, Nehemiah(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 31 cm
Associated people: Brown, Isabelle, (1860-1928,)
Associated organization: Francis Bacon Library,
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