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Preferred Citation:

Letter, 17 February 1742, of William Byrd, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Scope and Contents

Letter concerns having eaten wild fowl sent by the recipient and the use of buckles to bring his feet into "humane [sic] shape, which are as long as any munkys [monkey's ?]." The letter is dated "February 17 1741/2," noting the different calendar used by the English during this time, in which the new year didn't begin until Lady Day (March 25).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775