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Re: Query: pipes in Va.
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"H. B. Gill" <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 31 Oct 2002 21:17:52 -0500
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Dr. Day,
Among other things the 1743 inventoryCapt. Matthew Kenner's estate in
Northumberland Co., Va., included one drum, one fiddle and  "1 pare of bag
pipes."
Hope this helps.
HBG



At 02:19 PM 10/31/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone know of ANY reference to bagpipes--Irish, uillean, "Union,"
>or Scottish highland--being played in Virginia at any time before the
>20th century?
>
>--
>Douglas Day, M.A., Ph.D.
>Executive Director
>Albemarle County Historical Society
>The McIntire Building
>200 Second Street, NE
>Charlottesville, Va. 22902-5245
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