19th Century Surveyor's Diary
Unprocessed Material — Item: 1
Identifier: MSS 0579
Content Description
19th Century "Notes of a Tour" belonging to an anonymous surveyor working in Virginia and North Carolina. Predominantly written in 1820, the author recorded observations of his trips to ascertain the navigability of various rivers to move freight.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Donated by Suzanne Helms. The diary was previously owned by Wayne Elliott of Christiansburg, Virginia, who was a descendant of the anonymous surveyor.
Language of Description
English
Script of Description
Latin
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- circa 1820
Extent
0.10 Linear Feet (1 bound volume.)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Inventory
1 bound volume.