| Show Diversions of of 1737 Entertained Col A Library a Garden a n Grove and a Purling Stream are arc the inno inno- innocent innocent innocent cent scenes that divert our Leisure William Byrd II wrote to a n friend in England as ns he sat in his palatial residence the on Westover-on-th Westover on tho James one of the most mo t celebrated and beau beau- beautiful beautiful beautiful of all Colonial homes As for forthe forthe the library it numbered nearly volumes the t e largest private library n n the coones co oes It was in April 1737 that Colonel Byrd advertised in Virginia Virginin Gazette that on the north northside northside side of the James river a n little be below belov below I Iside low v the falls there had been laic laio 01 r by Maj William Mayo Mnyo a n town I called Richmond with streets 65 fee I wide A pleasant and healthy SitU tion and a n well supplied with of good water As the founder t Richmond a n writer and as a n state stateman st tc man he is one of the tI e most taut tant men of his time cs o cr i j still used as ns a res c |
