Memoirs of Peter Henry Bruce, Esq.
A Military Officer, in the Services of Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain; Containing an Account of His Travels in Germany, Russia, Tartary, Turkey, the West Indies, &C., As Also Several Very Interesting Private Anecdot
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