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A48065 A Letter from Liverpool giving an account of the arrival of the Bonaventure frigat from Major General Kirk : and of what has been done for the relief of Londonderry, and for the encouragement of the men of Inniskillin : as also the recovery of the two ships that were taken by the French men of war ... 1689 (1689) Wing L1486; ESTC R43391 1,495 1

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