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{"value"=>"279944", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"EM. 20034", "type"=>"local_emmet"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"Oct. 19, 1717", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1717-10-19"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Letter to [John Custis, Williamsburgh, Va.]"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o", "format"=>"simple"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Had written him about 3 weeks previously to let him know of arrival of poor. Evy [Evelyn Byrd] who can't be reconciled to England but longs to return to Virginia; trusts she will always hold in that mind after tasting the pleasures and advantages of this dirty country, which has charms for the fair sex beyond any place in the world; enters into details as to management of his plantations, tobacco crop and market; has sent over his nephew John Braine to become acquainted with his affairs, asks Custis to advise him and to report any misbehavior; as to investment of legacy to Custis' children from grandfather Ludwell; is trying to get something from the Treasury for Col. Park's murder; not to believe any report of his marrying again; is determined upon perpetual chastity; asks for a barrel of potatoes and concludes with affectionate messages."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Byrd, William (London, England)", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Author"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1717
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1717
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1717-10-19
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1717-10-19
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1717-10-19