John Byrd papers, 1794-1855 [manuscript].

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John Byrd papers, 1794-1855 [manuscript].

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Seven items, 1794-1834, including an undated manuscript map, pertaining to property, land titles, and business transactions of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, Norfolk County, Va., and Camden County, N.C.; and two unrelated items, a United States Treasury order, 1854, and a letter asking help in locating a Mr. Cooper, 1855.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Dismal Swamp Canal Company

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The Dismal Swamp Canal, which connects Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound, was proposed as early as 1763 when George Washington and five associates formed the "Adventurers for Draining the Great Dismal Swamp." This company abandoned the project as economically unfeasible. In 1784, the Dismal Swamp Canal Company was created. On December 1, 1787, the Virginia Assembly passed an "Act for cutting a navigable canal ..." Digging of the canal finally began in 1793. Most of the work was don...

Byrd, John C.

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Clerk of the Court for Fincastle County, Va. From the description of Warrant [manuscript], 1774 May 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647867731 ...