A History of the Valley of VirginiaGenealogical Publishing Com, 2009 - 404 страници The storied Valley of Virginia (also known as the Appalachian Valley) is bounded by the Blue Ridge on the east and, for most of its length, by the West Virginia border on the west. Samuel Kercheval's history of the Valley of Virginia, published originally in 1909, concentrates upon this region from 1732 through the Revolutionary War. The work also describes life on the frontier, especially housing, furniture, and diet; the establishment of towns like Strasburg, Staunton, Romney, Harper's Ferry, and Morgantown; the inception of religious denominations, topography, and natural landmarks; and medicinal springs and other remedies. Incorporated into A History of the Valley of Virginia is an early edition of Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania 1763-1783]..., by the Reverend Dr. Joseph Doddridge, which covers similar terrain. Kercheval has also included a detailed discussion of Bacon's Rebellion of the 17th century in his Introduction, and a chapter on the founding of Virginia's Northern Neck in the body of the work. |
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... late navigators , lost in conviction ; and in the place of an imaginary hypothesis , the place of migration is almost incon- trovertibly pointed out . " SKETCH OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA . Having given the foregoing brief ...
... late navigators , lost in conviction ; and in the place of an imaginary hypothesis , the place of migration is almost incon- trovertibly pointed out . " SKETCH OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA . Having given the foregoing brief ...
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... late revered and highly es- teemed Dr. Rice ) , introducing it into his pages , says : " It was taken verbatim from a copy in the library now belonging to Congress , but formerly the property of Mr. Jefferson . Who the author is we can ...
... late revered and highly es- teemed Dr. Rice ) , introducing it into his pages , says : " It was taken verbatim from a copy in the library now belonging to Congress , but formerly the property of Mr. Jefferson . Who the author is we can ...
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... late minister plenipotentiary at the court of London , in a letter of Dec. 20 , 1803. The transac- tion which it records , although of little extent of consequence , is yet marked in the history of Virginia , as having been the only ...
... late minister plenipotentiary at the court of London , in a letter of Dec. 20 , 1803. The transac- tion which it records , although of little extent of consequence , is yet marked in the history of Virginia , as having been the only ...
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... late of the coun- cil ] and under him the forementioned Capt . Carver , formerly a com- ' ander of Merch'ts ships with men & all necessaries , he sent her to ride before Accomack to curb and intercept all small vessels of war com'ission ...
... late of the coun- cil ] and under him the forementioned Capt . Carver , formerly a com- ' ander of Merch'ts ships with men & all necessaries , he sent her to ride before Accomack to curb and intercept all small vessels of war com'ission ...
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... late Gen. Isaac Zane informed me that the Indians beat out the brains of an infant ( near his old iron works ) against a rock , and the stain of the blood was plainly to be seen about forty years afterwards . In this battle it is said ...
... late Gen. Isaac Zane informed me that the Indians beat out the brains of an infant ( near his old iron works ) against a rock , and the stain of the blood was plainly to be seen about forty years afterwards . In this battle it is said ...
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