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| Title | St. George; Or, The Canadian League, Volume 2 St. George; Or, The Canadian League, William Charles McKinnon |
| Author | William Charles McKinnon |
| Publisher | E.G. Fuller, 1852 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Oct 2007 |
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