Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-19
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i"HIS Magazine, formerly under the care
IL Of DR.. Mead, commences its Fourth Vol
ume under the ediiorship Of J. 4. Headley
author Of Napoleon and his Marshais, 2
Washington and his Generals Letters
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