West Germanic
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Wheal
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William Henry Talbot
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William Makepeace 1811 63
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William Marcy 1823 78 Tweed
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William Petit 1828 92trowbridge
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William Thomson
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William Tryon
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Wood Pulp And Paper
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Wool Manufactures
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X Il Administration Of
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Xiv Administration Of William
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Xvi Administration Of Zachary
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Xvii Administration Of Franklin
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Xxiii Administration Of
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Xxiv Administration Of James
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Xxv Administration Of Grover
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Xxvi Administbation Of Benjamin
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Xxvii Second Administration Of
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Xxviii Administrations Of William
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Zachary 1784 1350 Taylor
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