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... appointed clerk of works at the Gambia , where his vigorous intellect and robust health singled him out for varied colonial employment , and his merits and exertions frequently made him the subject of official encomium . Five years he ...
... appointed clerk of works at the Gambia , where his vigorous intellect and robust health singled him out for varied colonial employment , and his merits and exertions frequently made him the subject of official encomium . Five years he ...
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... appointed to the staff at Chatham , vice sergeant - major Jenkin Jones , removed to the staff at Woolwich . The merits of sergeant - major Forbes have been frequently alluded to in these pages , but there still remain some other points ...
... appointed to the staff at Chatham , vice sergeant - major Jenkin Jones , removed to the staff at Woolwich . The merits of sergeant - major Forbes have been frequently alluded to in these pages , but there still remain some other points ...
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... appointed surveyor to a district of the Trent and Mersey canal , at a salary of 2157. a year , with a fine residence and five acres of land attached . He was also allowed forage for two horses , and all his taxes and travelling expences ...
... appointed surveyor to a district of the Trent and Mersey canal , at a salary of 2157. a year , with a fine residence and five acres of land attached . He was also allowed forage for two horses , and all his taxes and travelling expences ...
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... appointed him to superintend all the works undertaken for the company , both on the canal and the North Staffordshire Railway , which was now incorporated with the Trent and Mersey Canal proprietary . This alteration in the company's ...
... appointed him to superintend all the works undertaken for the company , both on the canal and the North Staffordshire Railway , which was now incorporated with the Trent and Mersey Canal proprietary . This alteration in the company's ...
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... appointed to act as his quartermaster- sergeant . Captain Henderson left the work in December and returned to England . As soon as the base was measured , the triangulation began , and was carried on , with the exception of the winter ...
... appointed to act as his quartermaster- sergeant . Captain Henderson left the work in December and returned to England . As soon as the base was measured , the triangulation began , and was carried on , with the exception of the winter ...
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The History of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, Volum 2 Thomas William John Connolly Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1855 |
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