London's Roll of Fame: Being Complimentary Votes and Addresses from the City of London on Presentation of the Honorary Freedom of that City, and on Other Occasions, to Royal Personages, Statesmen ... From the Close of the Reign of George II., A.D. 1757 to 1884. With a Critical and Historical Introd. Extracted Mainly from the Records of the Corporations and Published Under the Direction of Its Library Committee, Volume 1Cassell, 1884 - 403 pages |
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