A general description of the sea-coasts, harbours, lakes, rivers &c. of the province of West Florida, 1769.

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A general description of the sea-coasts, harbours, lakes, rivers &c. of the province of West Florida, 1769.

This volume also contains an extract of a letter (1772) from Dr. John Lorimer to Gauld and a sketch of the Middle and Yellow Rivers of West Florida by Lieut. Thomas Hutchins. The volume is endorsed with: "This long uninteresting Paper can hardly obtain a Place in the Transactions of a Philosophical Society. It should however be preserved in the Files for the Use of Historians or map makers."

1 v. (31 p.)

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Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789

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Epithet: of Add MS 12496 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001127.0x000086 William Nelson Fenton is an anthropologist and ethnologist specializing in Iroquoian studies. From the guide to the George Chalmers papers relating to Indian affairs, 1750-1775, 1750-1775, (American Philosophical Society) Military engineer; colonial military officer in British service until 1780; appointed geographer o...

Lorimer, John, 1732-1795.

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Gauld, George

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George Gauld was an English surveyor. From the description of A general description of the sea-coasts, harbours, lakes, rivers &c. of the province of West Florida, 1769. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523633 ...