The southern press., 1851-12-27
WASHINGTON CITY SATURDAY DECEMBER ~ 1851
MECHANICAL ARTS & SCIENCES.

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MECHANICAL ARTS & SCIENCES.
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Edited by OLIVER ByRNE, formerly Professor If
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