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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Box and folder list compiled by Emily Eklund, SCRC staff, in October 2011.","Transcripts collected circa 1922 by Earl Gregg Swem in connection with his editing of William Byrd's Description of the Dismal Swamp and a Proposal to Drain the Swamp. 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Suit in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.  1886.  28p.","Item 4: Entries of land in the Dismal Swamp., 1763\nMemoranda of entries made of land in the Great Dismal Swamp.","Item 5: Fleet (Bessie M.), 1928\nBessie M. Fleet to Dr. Earl G. Swem.  13 March 1928.  Letter concerning references to the Dismal Swamp found in the Writings of George Washington, collected and edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford.  1 piece.","Item 6: Mallett (Robert W.), 1916\nAbstract of Title to the Washington Entry, Dismal Swamp, made by Robert W. Mallett, 1916.  Typed copy.","Item 7: Nelson (William), 1763-1785\nPetition of William Nelson and others to the Governor and Council for patents for the Dismal Swamp lands, and other papers concerning the project.  1763-1785.  Typed copy.","Item 8: Notes on the  Dismal Swamp, undated\nNotes on the Dismal Swamp, collected by E.G. Swem.  2 pieces.","Item 9: Ruffin (Edmund), 1837\nObservations made during an excursion to the Dismal Swamp.  In the Farmers' Register, v.4, no.9, 1 January 1837.  Typed copy.","Item 10: Washington (George), 1763\nNotes of the Dismal Swamp.  15 October 1763.  Typed copy.","Item 11: Washington (George), 1764\nGeorge Washington to Robert Carey \u0026 Co.  13 February 1764.  Typed extract of a letter concerning a stump puller.","Item 12: Washington (George), 1782\nGeorge Washington, at Newburgh, to John Lewis, at Fredericksburg.  17 April 1782.  Typed copy of an incomplete letter describing certain lands near the Dismal Swamp.","Item 13: Washington (George), 1784\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to Hugh Williamson, in Congress.  31 March 1784.  Typed copy of a letter concerning a proposed canal through the Dismal Swamp to connect the water of the Elizabeth River of the Nansemond River with those of Albemarle Sound.","Item 14: Washington (George), 1785\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to John De Neufville.  8 September 1785.  Typed copy of an incomplete letter inquiring as to the possibility of securing a loan from Amsterdam and of importing laborers for the Dismal Swamp land project.","Item 15: Washington (George), 1785\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia.  30 November 1785.  Typed copy of letter regarding the proposed canal to connect the waters of Elizabeth River with those of Albemarle Sound.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Byrd, William, 1674-1744.","Washington, George, 1732-1799","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Dismal Swamp Collection, 1763/1928"],"collection_ssim":["Dismal Swamp Collection, 1763/1928"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 39.2 D63","/repositories/2/resources/81"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 39.2 D63","/repositories/2/resources/81"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)","Dismal Swamp Canal"],"geogname_ssim":["Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)","Dismal Swamp Canal"],"places_ssim":["Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)","Dismal Swamp Canal"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Washington, George, 1732-1799"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Byrd, William, 1674-1744."],"creators_ssim":["Washington, George, 1732-1799","Special Collections Research Center","Byrd, William, 1674-1744."],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Canals--United States","Canals--Virginia","Correspondence","Manuscripts (document genre)","Petitions"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Canals--United States","Canals--Virginia","Correspondence","Manuscripts (document genre)","Petitions"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"extent_tesim":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Manuscripts (document genre)","Petitions"],"date_range_isim":[1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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Typed copy.","Item 7: Nelson (William), 1763-1785\nPetition of William Nelson and others to the Governor and Council for patents for the Dismal Swamp lands, and other papers concerning the project.  1763-1785.  Typed copy.","Item 8: Notes on the  Dismal Swamp, undated\nNotes on the Dismal Swamp, collected by E.G. Swem.  2 pieces.","Item 9: Ruffin (Edmund), 1837\nObservations made during an excursion to the Dismal Swamp.  In the Farmers' Register, v.4, no.9, 1 January 1837.  Typed copy.","Item 10: Washington (George), 1763\nNotes of the Dismal Swamp.  15 October 1763.  Typed copy.","Item 11: Washington (George), 1764\nGeorge Washington to Robert Carey \u0026 Co.  13 February 1764.  Typed extract of a letter concerning a stump puller.","Item 12: Washington (George), 1782\nGeorge Washington, at Newburgh, to John Lewis, at Fredericksburg.  17 April 1782.  Typed copy of an incomplete letter describing certain lands near the Dismal Swamp.","Item 13: Washington (George), 1784\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to Hugh Williamson, in Congress.  31 March 1784.  Typed copy of a letter concerning a proposed canal through the Dismal Swamp to connect the water of the Elizabeth River of the Nansemond River with those of Albemarle Sound.","Item 14: Washington (George), 1785\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to John De Neufville.  8 September 1785.  Typed copy of an incomplete letter inquiring as to the possibility of securing a loan from Amsterdam and of importing laborers for the Dismal Swamp land project.","Item 15: Washington (George), 1785\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia.  30 November 1785.  Typed copy of letter regarding the proposed canal to connect the waters of Elizabeth River with those of Albemarle Sound."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"famname_ssim":["Byrd, William, 1674-1744."],"names_coll_ssim":["Byrd, William, 1674-1744.","Washington, George, 1732-1799"],"persname_ssim":["Washington, George, 1732-1799"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Byrd, William, 1674-1744.","Washington, George, 1732-1799"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T23:03:33.557Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_81","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_81","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_81","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_81","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_81.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Dismal Swamp Collection","title_ssm":["Dismal Swamp Collection"],"title_tesim":["Dismal Swamp Collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1763-1928"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1763-1928"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1763/1928"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Dismal Swamp Collection, 1763/1928"],"text":["Dismal Swamp Collection, 1763/1928","Mss. 39.2 D63","/repositories/2/resources/81","Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)","Dismal Swamp Canal","Canals--United States","Canals--Virginia","Correspondence","Manuscripts (document genre)","Petitions","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Box and folder list compiled by Emily Eklund, SCRC staff, in October 2011.","Transcripts collected circa 1922 by Earl Gregg Swem in connection with his editing of William Byrd's Description of the Dismal Swamp and a Proposal to Drain the Swamp. Includes land entries made in the Dismal Swamp; petitions, 1763-1785, to the Governor and Council; and papers, 1764-1785, of George Washington concerning the proposed canal in the Dismal Swamp.","The collection contains the following material:","Item 1: Byrd (William), 1922\nRare Book in the SCRC stacks, Call Number F232 .D7 B9. Description of the Dismal Swamp and a proposal to drain the swamp.  By William Byrd of Westover.  Edited by Earl Gregg Swem, Librarian, College of William and Mary.  Printed by Charles F. Heartman, Metuchen, N.J.  1922.  32p.  (Heartmans' Historical Series no. 38)","Item 2: Dismal Swamp Canal To Be Opened Again, undated\nDismal Swamp Canal To Be Opened Again.  Newspaper clipping.  No date.  1 piece.","Item 3: Dismal Swamp  Land Company vs. Robert A. Bright, 1886\nDismal Swamp Land Company vs. Robert A. Bright, personal representative of Elizabeth Macaulay, deceased.  Suit in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.  1886.  28p.","Item 4: Entries of land in the Dismal Swamp., 1763\nMemoranda of entries made of land in the Great Dismal Swamp.","Item 5: Fleet (Bessie M.), 1928\nBessie M. Fleet to Dr. Earl G. Swem.  13 March 1928.  Letter concerning references to the Dismal Swamp found in the Writings of George Washington, collected and edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford.  1 piece.","Item 6: Mallett (Robert W.), 1916\nAbstract of Title to the Washington Entry, Dismal Swamp, made by Robert W. Mallett, 1916.  Typed copy.","Item 7: Nelson (William), 1763-1785\nPetition of William Nelson and others to the Governor and Council for patents for the Dismal Swamp lands, and other papers concerning the project.  1763-1785.  Typed copy.","Item 8: Notes on the  Dismal Swamp, undated\nNotes on the Dismal Swamp, collected by E.G. Swem.  2 pieces.","Item 9: Ruffin (Edmund), 1837\nObservations made during an excursion to the Dismal Swamp.  In the Farmers' Register, v.4, no.9, 1 January 1837.  Typed copy.","Item 10: Washington (George), 1763\nNotes of the Dismal Swamp.  15 October 1763.  Typed copy.","Item 11: Washington (George), 1764\nGeorge Washington to Robert Carey \u0026 Co.  13 February 1764.  Typed extract of a letter concerning a stump puller.","Item 12: Washington (George), 1782\nGeorge Washington, at Newburgh, to John Lewis, at Fredericksburg.  17 April 1782.  Typed copy of an incomplete letter describing certain lands near the Dismal Swamp.","Item 13: Washington (George), 1784\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to Hugh Williamson, in Congress.  31 March 1784.  Typed copy of a letter concerning a proposed canal through the Dismal Swamp to connect the water of the Elizabeth River of the Nansemond River with those of Albemarle Sound.","Item 14: Washington (George), 1785\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to John De Neufville.  8 September 1785.  Typed copy of an incomplete letter inquiring as to the possibility of securing a loan from Amsterdam and of importing laborers for the Dismal Swamp land project.","Item 15: Washington (George), 1785\nGeorge Washington, at Mount Vernon, to Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia.  30 November 1785.  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Typed copy.","Item 7: Nelson (William), 1763-1785\nPetition of William Nelson and others to the Governor and Council for patents for the Dismal Swamp lands, and other papers concerning the project.  1763-1785.  Typed copy.","Item 8: Notes on the  Dismal Swamp, undated\nNotes on the Dismal Swamp, collected by E.G. Swem.  2 pieces.","Item 9: Ruffin (Edmund), 1837\nObservations made during an excursion to the Dismal Swamp.  In the Farmers' Register, v.4, no.9, 1 January 1837.  Typed copy.","Item 10: Washington (George), 1763\nNotes of the Dismal Swamp.  15 October 1763.  Typed copy.","Item 11: Washington (George), 1764\nGeorge Washington to Robert Carey \u0026 Co.  13 February 1764.  Typed extract of a letter concerning a stump puller.","Item 12: Washington (George), 1782\nGeorge Washington, at Newburgh, to John Lewis, at Fredericksburg.  17 April 1782.  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