De Brahm, John Gerar William, 1717-approximately 1799. History of the three provinces South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida : manuscript, [after 1771]. MS Am 824. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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Academie Harvardiana Sigilium From the Donation Fund of MDCCCXLII Jan. 7. 1848

Memo: Having seen a letter written by Thomas Biddle Esq of Phila: to Thomas M. Blount Esq formerly of Florida, now of New York (Atty at Law) dated Feby 3. 1848 at Phila, written in reply to one from T. M. B. informing him of my having borrowed this work, & making enquiries as to W. G. DeBrahme, I have thought it advisable to copy part of it in this place.

James D. Westholt Jr.

Senate Chamber — Washington March 10, 1848

"Mr DeBrahme I remember very well then 80 years of age He was I believe the grandfather of Col Fenwick. I shall ask Mr Drayton the son of the late Colonel Drayton of Charleston S.C. if he knows of any papers among Col. F's to whom his father was Executor. The Coast survey I believe was executed under van Brahme who was the principal Engineer in charge of the Coast survey of the Gulf. Holland; Des Barres and van Brahme are I believe the Engineer names attached to the Coast survey from the Labrador to the Rio Grande executed by the British government either shortly before or after the War of 1763 - say the St Lawrence, Cape Breton, NewFoundland, Bay of Minas Nantucket, Long Island - all our Coast &c. Florida Channel etc North of Mississippa.

These surveys are very much valued. They may be superseded however by our own Coast survey. I will try to obtain information if I can by talking with Major Bache of the Topographical Corps. He knows a great deal about the English surveys. Who has old Thomas Hutchins' papers who was geographer General of the U.S. before 89 or 91. He was an active Whig formerly on British employment."

J. D. W. Jr

* Col John R. Fenwick 4th Artillery, died at Marseilles, France 12th March 1842.

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Harvard College Library. Cambridge, Mass.,

Gore Hall, Dec. 16 1884

Of this MS. the following parts have been printed:

DeBrahm's letter appoints P.1. in Wymberley-Jones' Hist. of the Province of Georgia [12351.26]

DeBrahm's address to the King (P.1) in Wymberley-Jones and in P. C. J. Weston's Documents connected with the history of South Carolina [12351.7]

The Synopsis (P.3) in W-Jones (following this MS.) and in Weston, (following a copy which varies a little).