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| Title | Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 60, Part 1 Volumes 133-158; Volumes 357-394 of Early English newspapers |
| Contributor | Edward Cave |
| Publisher | F. Jefferies, 1790 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 27 Jul 2006 |
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