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Description:Excerpt from Leith and Its Antiquities From the Earliest Times to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1: With Numerous Illustrations, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of the Members of Parliament, Provosts, Distinguished Ministers, &C. &C; Also, an Appendix of Charters, Deeds, and Documents, Relating to the Burgh Having had the honour of acting as solicitor to the Provost, Magistrates, and Council of Leith for a period of over thirty years, it has necessarily fallen to my lot to investigate the ancient history of Leith, and to examine in connection therewith various ancient records, charters, and other documents bearing on this subject. Some results of these investigations were published from time to time in the newspapers, and repeated requests have been made that these articles should be collected, amplified, and arranged with the View of being published in book form. For a long time this did not seem either desirable or practicable, until the scheme of the neighbouring burgh of Edinburgh to absorb the ancient town of Leith was propounded, when, at the urgent solicitation of many friends, the compilation of the present work was begun. In the preparation of these Historical Notes recourse has been had, wherever practicable, to original documents and the most authentic sources. The authorities consulted are in most cases referred to, so that readers may have the opportunity of verifying for themselves, if so dis posed, the statements contained in the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Leith and Its Antiquities From the Earliest Times to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1: With Numerous Illustrations, Biographical Sketches ... Ministers, &C. &C; Also, an Appendix o. To get started finding Leith and Its Antiquities From the Earliest Times to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1: With Numerous Illustrations, Biographical Sketches ... Ministers, &C. &C; Also, an Appendix o, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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