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| Title | Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 91, Part 1; Volume 129 Volumes 133-158; Volumes 357-394 of Early English newspapers |
| Contributors | Edward Cave, John Nichols |
| Publisher | F. Jefferies, 1821 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Aug 2005 |
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