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At some point in time Campbell moved to Aspenvale, which his
wife inherited from her father.
Buchanan had been head surveyor for the Patton
Expedition.
He and
Charles had cherry picked off their own choices of land while
actually engaged in surveying for the Loyal Company.
Aspenvale became known as the home of Major Charles
Campbell.
A
generation was to pass before any attempt was made to profit
from the salt deposits at Saltville.
The year after these tracts were patented the French and
Indian War began, and it was not safe to live in this part of
the Commonwealth.
Charles died in 1767 in exile back in Beverly Manor, where he is
buried.
At first the Line of Demarcation seems to have been fairly well
honored. For example, the
very valuable Lead Mines at Austinville were abandoned.
Gradually,
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