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The history of the dividing line, continually revised by byrd for decades after the expedition, was intended for the london literary market, though not published in his lifetime.
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The more formal history of the dividing line contains invaluable notes on the botany and zoology of the area (complete enough a coverage to amount to an early natural history of this part of the country) and on the customs, superstitions, and ways of life of the indians and the few white settlers.
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The dividing line histories of william byrd ii of westover (published by the omohundro institute of early american history and culture and the university of north carolina press).
In the text now known as the histories of the dividing line, william byrd ii narrates the survey, in 1728, of the straight line marking the virginia-north carolina.
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The dividing line histories of william byrd ii of westover (chapel hill: university of north carolina press, 2013).
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A landmark edition, william byrd’s dividing line histories by kevin berland is a model of editorial innovation and integrity. His wonderfully annotated work documents in amazing detail the way in which colonial authors participated in a trans-atlantic culture of letters that was as rich as it was dynamic.
This bad husbandry milk is so scarce, in the winter season, that were a big-bellied woman to long for it she would lose her longing. And, in truth, i believe this is often the case, and at the same time a very good reason why so many people in this province are marked with a custard complexion.
William byrd ii, the history of the dividing line (petersburg, va, 1841).
It is not the place to visit on your next vacation,” william langewiesche writes in a 1992 story in the atlantic.
“the histories of the dividing line betwixt virginia and north carolina” includes literary allusions and insights from ancient and modern writers on subjects ranging from religion, law, and politics to poetry and natural history.
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The history of the dividing line, continually revised by byrd for decades after the expedition, was intended for the london literary market, though not published in his lifetime. Collating all extant manuscripts, this edition of these two histories provide.
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Marker noting the passing of william byrd ii and company surveying the dividing line, 1728, henry county, virginia the history of the dividing line betwixt virginia and north carolina is an account by william byrd ii of the surveying of the border between the colony of virginia and the province of north carolina in 1728.
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History of the dividing line refers to the lively account, written by virginia commissioner william byrd ii, of the north carolina-virginia boundary line that was surveyed by a joint commission in 1728 because the carolinas were to be sold to the crown by their lords proprietors.
Reprinted 1647, by william bradford and edited by samuel from the history of the dividing line.
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Description of the dismal swamp and a proposal to drain the swamp (by william byrd ii); the westover manuscripts: containing the history of the dividing line.
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The dividing line histories have passed down to posterity in several manuscript forms: there remain only one nearly complete copy of the secret history of the line and two of the history of the dividing line. Several fragments also remain, useful for filling in missing parts and providing evidence of byrd’s revisions.
Byrd led a surveying party to mark the line between virginia and north carolina in and often-reprinted as william byrd's histories of the dividing line betwixt.
Journal of william byrd during 1728, found among his westover manuscripts and first published in 1841.
Author of the dividing line histories, byrd was, in his own words, “a well-bred gentleman and a polite companion.
William byrd's histories of the dividing line betwixt virginia and north carolina.
The history of the dividing line between virginia and north carolina as run in 1728-29. The proceedings of the commissioners appointed to lay out the bounds of the northern neck, lying between the rivers potomack and rappahanock.
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