Potomac River Survey field notes, 1822, 1835.

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Potomac River Survey field notes, 1822, 1835.

These records contain field notes taken by Thomas Moore and Issac Briggs for a survey of the south branch of the Potomac River. V. 1 and V. 2 contain measurements and a few line drawings. Another volume is a narrative description by Moore, and then Briggs.

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Library of Virginia

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