Historical Collections of Virginia: Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities ; Together with Geographical and Statistical Descriptions ; to which is Appended, an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the District of Columbia ... |
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... called Powhatan . About fifty miles from the mouth of this river , they selected a spot for their settlement , to which they gave the name of James Town . There May 13 . could not , perhaps , be a company more unfitted for the duty ...
... called Powhatan . About fifty miles from the mouth of this river , they selected a spot for their settlement , to which they gave the name of James Town . There May 13 . could not , perhaps , be a company more unfitted for the duty ...
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... called together a General As- sembly consisting of two members from every town , borough , or hundred , besides the governor and council , which met at Jamestown , near the end of June , 1619. In this assembly seven corporations were ...
... called together a General As- sembly consisting of two members from every town , borough , or hundred , besides the governor and council , which met at Jamestown , near the end of June , 1619. In this assembly seven corporations were ...
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... called to receive complaints against Sir John Harvey , on the petition of many inhabitants , to meet 7th of May . " Could as much coolness , deliberation , and publicity be given to action against a tyrant who had already trodden ...
... called to receive complaints against Sir John Harvey , on the petition of many inhabitants , to meet 7th of May . " Could as much coolness , deliberation , and publicity be given to action against a tyrant who had already trodden ...
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... called upon for aid , furnished a hundred warriors , most of whom , with their chief , Totopotomoi , fell fighting gallantly . When Bennett retired from office , and the Assembly elected Ed- ward Digges his successor , the commissioners ...
... called upon for aid , furnished a hundred warriors , most of whom , with their chief , Totopotomoi , fell fighting gallantly . When Bennett retired from office , and the Assembly elected Ed- ward Digges his successor , the commissioners ...
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... called and free government established .-- Bacon de- feats the Indians . - Berkeley obtains possession of the shipping , and occupies James- town - is besieged by Bacon , and driven out . - Jamestown burnt - Death of Bacon- character of ...
... called and free government established .-- Bacon de- feats the Indians . - Berkeley obtains possession of the shipping , and occupies James- town - is besieged by Bacon , and driven out . - Jamestown burnt - Death of Bacon- character of ...
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Page 108 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it ; I have killed many ; I have fully glutted my vengeance ; for my country 1 rejoice at the beams of peace.
Page 381 - Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man: This was your husband.
Page 144 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.
Page 410 - Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until, his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable.
Page 327 - This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic. Yet here, as in the neighborhood of the Natural Bridge, are people who have passed their lives within half a dozen miles, and have never been to survey these monuments of a war between rivers and mountains, which must have shaken the earth itself to its centre.
Page 289 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third — (" Treason," cried the Speaker — " treason, treason ", echoed from every part of the House.
Page 169 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Page 108 - During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 99 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 100 - I see their situation, know their danger, and participate their sufferings, without having it in my power to give them further relief, than uncertain promises. In short, I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light, that, unless vigorous measures are taken by the Assembly, and speedy assistance sent from below, the poor inhabitants that are now in forts, must unavoidably fall, while the remainder are flying before the barbarous foe.