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Byrd, Charles Willing, 1770-1828
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The Byrd mss., 1794-1881, are papers of Charles Willing Byrd, 1770-1828, a member of the prominent Virginia family of that name. He was born in Virginia, received his academic and legal education in Philadelphia, and, in 1794, went to Kentucky to look after Robert Morris' land interests there. He was appointed Secretary of the Northwest Territory by President John Adams in 1799, and served as Acting Governor from 1802 to 1803 following the removal from office of General Arthur St. Clair. He was ...
