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Failure of wharf wall in Mud Dock. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS ADM 140/670
Catalogue reference: ADM 140/674
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This record is about the Failure of wharf wall in Mud Dock. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS ADM 140/670 dating from 1807 in the series Navy Board and Admiralty: Civil Engineer in Chief's Department and predecessor: Maps.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Failure of wharf wall in Mud Dock. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS ADM 140/670
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- The National Archives, Kew
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