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| Title | The Huguenots: Their Settlements, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America ; fiches 31,287-31,293 |
| Author | Samuel Smiles |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1867 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Length | 530 pages |
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