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) >> >> ______________________________________ >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the >> instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html >> >> > > -- > T.R. Magnuson > Trading Path Association (EIN 56-2127821) PO Box 643 Suite 203, 124 S. > Churton St Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-644-0600 > Skype: tom.magnuson > www.tradingpath.org > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > -- T.R. Magnuson Trading Path Association (EIN 56-2127821) PO Box 643 Suite 203, 124 S. Churton St Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-644-0600 Skype: tom.magnuson www.tradingpath.org ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html