Letterbook, 1739-1740.

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Letterbook, 1739-1740.

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The letterbook contains draft copies of letters written by William Byrd, II, primarily from "Westover," Charles City County, Va., to a diverse group of London merchants, Virginia and British colonial officials, and family and friends in England. Letters, in part, concern privateering; the naval war between Great Britain and Spain; a proposed attack on St. Augustine, Fla.; Scottish settlers in Brunswick County, Va.; and the tobacco trade.

1 v. (26 p.)

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Byrd, William, 1674-1744

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