Thank you! Thank you!.
Tom Magnuson
Lee Shepard wrote:
> The item referenced is actually in the collections of the Virginia
> Historical Society, a part of the bequest of the late Paul Mellon almost
> a decade ago.
>
> E. Lee Shepard
> Director of Manuscripts and
> Archives
> Virginia Historical Society
> P.O. Box 7311
> Richmond, VA 23221
> 804-342-9670
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Magnuson
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:42 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 18th century Virginia fur traders
>
> Mary,
>
> I know it is the wrong century but I believe you may want to examine
> "The Travels of Richard Truanter....." [1699] held (I am told) at the
> Library of VA. I visited the library earlier this year and could not
> locate this manuscript. Alexander Moore (628 Old Plantation Road,
> Charleston, SC 29413) has transcribed the manuscript and is working on a
> paper about it. Having seen his transcript, I can attest that the
> document offers tremendous insight into trade in a particularly obscure
> moment.
>
> Tom Magnuson
>
> Mary Moyars-Johnson wrote:
>
>> While developing a program on the fur trade in New France in the 18th
>> century, I became curious if some of the traders who were crossing the
>>
>
>
>> mountains into what is now Ohio were from Virginia. Does anyone know
>> of any primary sources on this subject?
>>
>> Mary
>>
>> Mary Moyars-Johnson (MMJ)
>>
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