William Bell journal 1830-1833 Bell, William

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William Bell journal 1830-1833 Bell, William

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The journal of William Bell, a British army officer, contains his notes on Barbados and Gibraltar, observations on slavery in the West Indies, Spanish language exercises, and extracts from Alain-René Le Sage's Historia de Gil Blas de Santillana and Henri Jean Baptiste de Bousmard's Essai général de fortification et d'attaque et défense des places.

172 pages

eng,

spa,

William L. Clements Library

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