A History of the Valley of VirginiaHeritage Books, 2009 - 416 страници If you'd like to know more about the history of Native Americans and early American settlers, this book is for you. Written not long after the Revolutionary War, the author was himself a young eyewitness to the life and times described, and the weight of |
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... Quaker , in- formed him , that the Tuscarora Indians were living on the Tuscarora Creek when he ( Beeson ) first knew the county . Mr. George W. Fairfax gave the author this information . Maximus , a Roman Emperor in the third century ...
... Quaker , in- formed him , that the Tuscarora Indians were living on the Tuscarora Creek when he ( Beeson ) first knew the county . Mr. George W. Fairfax gave the author this information . Maximus , a Roman Emperor in the third century ...
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... Quaker Society thought it unjust to take possession of this valley without making the Indians some compen- sation for their right . Measures were adopted to effect this great object . But upon inquiry , no particular tribe could be ...
... Quaker Society thought it unjust to take possession of this valley without making the Indians some compen- sation for their right . Measures were adopted to effect this great object . But upon inquiry , no particular tribe could be ...
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... Quakers were among our early settlers , and that this class of people were early disposed to do justice to the ... Quaker immigrants to our Valley . Three Quak- ers by the name of Fawcett settled at any early period about eight or nine ...
... Quakers were among our early settlers , and that this class of people were early disposed to do justice to the ... Quaker immigrants to our Valley . Three Quak- ers by the name of Fawcett settled at any early period about eight or nine ...
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