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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Virginia Council of State appointed surveyors including John Wood, George Wyche, Meriwether of Albemarle, and Andrew Alexander to assess water courses and mountains from James to Potomac rivers and beyond, as part of internal improvements per 1816 governor's circular.
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Executive Appointments in Virginia.
We understand that the Council of State have appointed John Wood to survey the water courses of this state from the James to the Potomac river; (including the James River, below the great mail road that leads from this to Washington)—he is to survey both sides of the broad rivers. Mr. W. starts in the steam boat this day for Norfolk, where he will immediately make arrangements for commencing his tour.
George Wyche, of Greensville, takes the country south of the James river, from the seaboard to the Alleghany; he will survey the Roanoke, the Dan, the Meherrin, Nottoway, Black Water, Elizabeth, Nansemond and Appomattox rivers, to the points designated by the Governor's circular letter, of May, 1816; also, that part of the Alleghany and Blue Ridge mountains, which runs from the North Carolina line to the James River.
Mr. Meriwether (of Albemarle) takes all those sections of the rivers which are above the Great Mail Road, to the Blue Ridge, inclusive of a survey of the Blue Ridge Mountain—from the James to the Potomac rivers.
Andrew Alexander is appointed to survey from the Blue Ridge to the Alleghany (inclusive of the Alleghany mountain, rivers, &c.)
The country west of the Alleghany is divided into two districts, separated by the Kanawha river, and Peter's Mountain. No appointment has been made to either of these districts.
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Virginia
Event Date
May 1816
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appointments made for surveys of water courses and mountains; western districts divided but no appointments yet.
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Council of State appointed surveyors to assess rivers and mountains for internal improvements: John Wood for James to Potomac including below great mail road; George Wyche for south of James to Alleghany including specified rivers and mountains from NC line; Meriwether for sections above great mail road to Blue Ridge; Andrew Alexander for Blue Ridge to Alleghany; western districts pending.