The life of John Metcalf, commonly called Blind Jack of Knaresborough: with... anecdotes of his exploits in hunting, card-playing, &c., some particulars relative to the expedition against the rebels in 1745...; and also a succinct account of his various contracts for making roads, erecting bridges... in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire...
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A work by Metcalf, John (1717–1810). Topics include: blind, highway engineers, jacobite rebellion, 1745-1746. Downloaded 341 times on Project Gutenberg.
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The life of John Metcalf, commonly called Blind Jack of Knaresborough: with... anecdotes of his exploits in hunting, card-playing, &c., some particulars relative to the expedition against the rebels in 1745...; and also a succinct account of his various contracts for making roads, erecting bridges... in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire... by John Metcalf
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