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The secret diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1709-1712 /

A transcription from the original shorthand of the first part of Byrd's diary now in the Henry E. Huntington Library. Parts covering the period from December 13, 1717, to May 19, 1721, and from August 10, 1739, to August 31, 1741, are located in the Virginia Historical Society and the Universit...

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Main Author: Byrd, William, 1674-1744.
Contributors: Wright, Louis B. 1899-1984, (Editor), Tinling, Marion, 1904-2006, (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Richmond, Va., The Dietz Press, 1941.
Subjects and Genres:
Byrd, William, > 1674-1744 > Diaries.
Byrd, William (Schriftsteller, > 1674-1744)
Plantation owners > Virginia > Biography.
Gentry > Virginia > Biography.
Gentry > Virginia > Attitudes > History > 18th century.
Medicine
Manners and customs.
Virginia > Social life and customs > To 1775.
Virginia
Virginia > social life & customs.
Virginie > Mœurs et coutumes > Jusqu'à 1775.
Virginia.
Autobiography
Tagebuch 1709-1712.
Diaries.
Autobiographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • A transcription from the original shorthand of the first part of Btyrd's diary now in the Henry E. Huntington library. Parts covering the period from December 13, 1717, to May 19, 1721, and from August 10, 1739, to August 31, 1741, are located in the Virginia Historical Society and the University of North Carolina library respectively.
  • Introduction.

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