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| Title | History of England from the peace of Utrecht to the peace of Versailles, 1713-1783, Volume 2 History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713-1783, Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (Earl) |
| Author | Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (Earl) |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1839 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2007 |
| Subjects | Great Britain |
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