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Mrs. Hannah Halliday's letter to John Maddox, Esq; : One of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the county of Somerset. Being a calm remonstrance with the said John Maddox, concerning the cruel persecution lately carried on, ... against her

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1752]
Call number: 280991
Creator: Halliday, Hannah(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (8vo)
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