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9780486255538
A masterpiece of American prose and history, here is an early 18th-century account of surveying expedition. Official, printed account by Byrd on facing pages with private manuscript of secret-history, telling scandals, bawdy exploits of commissioners among Indians, settlers. Map, reproduction of manuscript pages. Introduction by Percy Adams.Byrd, William is the author of 'William Byrd's Histories of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina', published 1988 under ISBN 9780486255538 and ISBN 0486255530.
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