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Reference code
Add. MS a/557
Title
Letter from Christopher Wordsworth concerning the erection of a semaphore telegraph on the church tower at Sundridge
Date(s)
- 8 Aug. 1818 (Creation)
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1 doc.
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Purchased from Samuel Gedge Ltd., June 2017.
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Rectory Sundridge [Kent]. - 'You are aware that as Rector I have not the power of myself to make a grant of the Church Tower for the purpose of erecting a Telegraph. At the same time, so far as I may have a voice or influence, I should be disposed, in… read more