A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 páginas |
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... Carolina . * Wococon , or Wokoken is supposed by Stith to be that now called Ocracock . Beverly says , they anchor- ed at an inlet by Roanoke ; " and this opinion is confirm- Soon after their landing they were visited by several of 8.
... Carolina . * Wococon , or Wokoken is supposed by Stith to be that now called Ocracock . Beverly says , they anchor- ed at an inlet by Roanoke ; " and this opinion is confirm- Soon after their landing they were visited by several of 8.
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... , are too numerous to allow much weight to his authority . The above sen- tence was founded on the mistaken opinion , that sir Walter Raleigh visited Virginia in person . towns called Akascogock , * an Indian stole from the 12.
... , are too numerous to allow much weight to his authority . The above sen- tence was founded on the mistaken opinion , that sir Walter Raleigh visited Virginia in person . towns called Akascogock , * an Indian stole from the 12.
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... called Akascogock , * an Indian stole from the company a silver cup . This trivial offence brought destruction on their town , which was reduced to ashes by their merciless invaders . Grenville after this sailed for Hatteras , leav- ing ...
... called Akascogock , * an Indian stole from the company a silver cup . This trivial offence brought destruction on their town , which was reduced to ashes by their merciless invaders . Grenville after this sailed for Hatteras , leav- ing ...
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... called Elizabeth river , and to Secotan * on the south . Towards the northwest they discovered the Chowhanocks , who dwelt about the junction of the Meherrin and Nottoway rivers . The chief of this tribe amused the English with an ...
... called Elizabeth river , and to Secotan * on the south . Towards the northwest they discovered the Chowhanocks , who dwelt about the junction of the Meherrin and Nottoway rivers . The chief of this tribe amused the English with an ...
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... a donation of one hundred pounds for the * Croatan was an Indian town situated near Ocracock inlet on Core Bank . Dessamonpeake - a tribe of Indians were so called , propagation of Christianity in Virginia . The projects of Raleigh 23.
... a donation of one hundred pounds for the * Croatan was an Indian town situated near Ocracock inlet on Core Bank . Dessamonpeake - a tribe of Indians were so called , propagation of Christianity in Virginia . The projects of Raleigh 23.
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Página 150 - 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, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Página 221 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Página 220 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property...
Página 150 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. 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.
Página 222 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
Página 2 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Página 225 - 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.
Página 225 - 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 practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity, towards each other.
Página 222 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right
Página 224 - That in controversies, respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.