Letterbooks, 1728-1740 [microform].

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Letterbooks, 1728-1740 [microform].

Includes letters written by William Byrd (of "Westover," Charles City County, Va.) concerning the cultivation of tobacco, the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina, trade between Virginia and England, and Virginia politics. Correspondents include Sir Jacob Acworth, Bickford, Martin Bladen, Mark Catesby, Peter Collinson, the Earl of Egmont, Richard Fitzwilliam, John Hanbury, Gabriel Johnston, Lamport, Benjamin Lynde, Johann Rudolph Ochs, Anne (Taylor) Otway, Francis Otway, Thomas Dunbar Parke, Micajah Perry, Mrs. Pitt, Thomas Posford, John Pratt, Edward Randolph, Sir John Randolph, Christopher Smith, Alexander Spotswood, Jane (Pratt) Taylor, Sir Charles Wager, John Warner, and How & Kiljick. Also, includes "The Brandon Gallery" ca. 1872, comprising a description of portraits formerly preserved by the Byrd family at "Westover" and subsequently brought to "Lower Brandon," Prince George County, Va.

1 reel ; 35 mm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7522333

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Spotswood, Alexander, 1676-1740

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Lieutenant governor of Virginia, 1710-1722; encouraged exploration of the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains; entrepreneur of iron industry. From the description of Proposals for leasing ironworks at Tuball, 1739. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135435 ...

Wager, Charles, Sir, 1666-1743

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Peter Collinson (1694 – 1768) was an English merchant and botanist. From the guide to the Peter Collinson papers, 1560-1811 (inclusive), 1713-1811 (bulk), Bulk, 1713-1811, 1560-1811, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Bladen, Martin, 1680-1746

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Otway, Francis.

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Parke, Thomas Dunbar, d. 1734.

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Randolph, Edward

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Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749

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Naturalist. From the description of Mark Catesby correspondence, 1744. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452847 ...

Perry, Micajah, 1695?-1753.

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North Carolina

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Warner, John, 1673?-1760.

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Lynde, Benjamin, 1666-1745

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Hanbury, John, 1700-1758.

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Posford, Thomas.

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Randolph, John, Sir, approximately 1693-1737

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Sir John Randolph (ca. 1693-1737) was a lawyer, scholar, and Virginia legislator. He served as Clerk of the House of Burgesses, 1718-34, and speaker of the House of Burgesses, 1734-1736/37. From the description of Will, 1735. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552884 ...

Smith, C. J. (Christopher John), 1948-

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Byrd family

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Perceval, John, Earl, 1683-1748

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Otway, Anne Taylor, d. 1757.

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Acworth, Jacob 1668-1749

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Taylor, Jane Pratt.

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Pratt, John Henry, 1809-1871

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John Pratt. From the description of Highway tax assessment book, 1772. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191317944 ...

Fitzwilliam, Richard, d. 1732?

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How and Kiljick.

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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, (...

Ochs, Joh. Rudolff, 1673-1749

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Johnston, Gabriel, 1699-1752

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Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768

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John Bartram was the first native American botanist and made many journeys through the southern frontier, collecting seeds and bulbs for transplanting. From the guide to the John Bartram correspondence, 1735-1775, 1735-1775, (American Philosophical Society) Peter Collinson was a London merchant and naturalist. From the description of Letters, [ca. 1740]-1770. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489517 From the description of ...