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Byrd Ii, William

2,438 words, approx. 9 pages

Byrd Ii, William March 28, 1674 Richmond, Virginia August 26, 1744 Westover, Virginia Planter, colonial official, and writer Portrait: William Byrd II. Reproduced by permission of Archive Photos, ... Read more

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William Byrd, II

522 words, approx. 2 pages

The Virginia diarist and government official William Byrd II (1674-1744) revealed much about 18th-century American life in his important, charming, and witty diaries.William Byrd II was the son of Wil... Read more

William Byrd, II

2,524 words, approx. 9 pages

William Byrd II, the proprietor of Westover plantation in Virginia, left an entertaining and varied body of factual reportage about colonial America during the age of Pope and Swift. Byrd's four trave... Read more

William Byrd, II

2,941 words, approx. 10 pages

William Byrd II created the most diverse library in colonial America. His collection of belletristic literature was unsurpassed. His collection of law books rivaled that of John Mercer's, generally co... Read more