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A letter delivered by Mr. Wood, to the commissioners for rebuilding the bridge at Bristol, : and opening the avenues to it, at their publick meeting held at the Guildhall on Monday the 4th of August. Printed and published at their request

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1760].
Call number: 646554
Creator: Wood, John (1728-1781)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Edwards Antiquarian Books & Manuscripts, June 2017. Bookplate: Ex libris R.G. Pittard.
Dimensions: 19 cm (8vo)
Associated people: Farley, Samuel, (active 1754-1774,)
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A letter delivered by Mr. Wood, to the commissioners for rebuilding the bridge at Bristol, : and opening the avenues to it, at their publick meeting held at the Guildhall on Monday the 4th of August. Printed and published at their request

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