William Byrd II letter, to John Custis, 1716 October 16.

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William Byrd II letter, to John Custis, 1716 October 16.

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Letter from William Byrd II in London to his brother-in-law John Custis in Virginia. Byrd hopes Custis is recovering well. Most of the discussion focuses on reports Byrd has received of destruction to tobacco crops due to hail and rain. Congratulates Custis on being a favorite at court.

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Byrd, William, 1674-1744

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William Byrd II resided at Westover in Charles City County, Virginia. From the guide to the William Byrd Papers, 1728-1729., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Virginia planter William Byrd served as a member of the Virginia Council of the State (1709-1744); he determined the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina. From the guide to the The history of the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina, 1728, 1728, (...

Custis, John, 1678-1749

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John Custis (August 1678 – November 22, 1749) was an American planter, politician, government official and military officer who sat in the Virginia House of Burgesses. A prominent member of the Custis family of Virginia, he utilized his extensive landholdings to support a career in horticulture and gardening. Born into a slaveholding family who resided in Northampton County, Virginia, Custis was sent to London at a young age to study the tobacco trade under Micajah Perry. He returned to his g...