Letters from England [manuscript] 1701-4.

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Letters from England [manuscript] 1701-4.

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One letter, 1745 Sept. 6, written by his wife, Maria Taylor Byrd from "Westover," Charles City Co., Va. William Byrd's letters addressed to Sir Robert Southwell; Mrs. Byrd's letter to Mrs. Kein and to his son Edward Southwell.

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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, (...

Byrd, Maria Taylor,

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Southwell, Edward, 1671-1730

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Title: 17th Baron de Clifford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x000146 Epithet: Sec of State for Ireland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x000178 Epithet: junior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x00013c Epithet: son of Ed...

Southwell, Robert, Sir, 1635-1702

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Robert Southwell was born near Kinsale, Ireland, and educated at Queen's College, Oxford. Knighted in 1665 and appointed envoy to the court of Portugal, Southwell successfully concluded the Peace of Lisbon in 1668. He held several other diplomatic posts under James II, including envoy to Lisbon again, and then to Brussels and Brandenburg. In 1690 he accompanied William III to Ireland and was named principal secretary of state for that kingdom, an office he held until his death. In 1690 he was el...