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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... hands it came afterwards ; for it was at the sale of the stock of a bookseller that Mr. King purchased it . " To bring the authenticity of this copy as near to that of the original as I could , I have most carefully copied it with my own ...
... hands it came afterwards ; for it was at the sale of the stock of a bookseller that Mr. King purchased it . " To bring the authenticity of this copy as near to that of the original as I could , I have most carefully copied it with my own ...
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... hands shook him ( friendly ) by one arm says Susquehanoughs netoughs i e . Susquehanough friends and fled , whereupon he ran amongst his men crying out " ffor the Lords sake shoot no more , these are our friends the Susquenhanoughs ...
... hands shook him ( friendly ) by one arm says Susquehanoughs netoughs i e . Susquehanough friends and fled , whereupon he ran amongst his men crying out " ffor the Lords sake shoot no more , these are our friends the Susquenhanoughs ...
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... hands being full of my own business ; they press't severall cogent argum'ts . and I having considerable debts in the county , besides my plantation concerns , where ( in one & th ' other , I had much more severly suffered , than any of ...
... hands being full of my own business ; they press't severall cogent argum'ts . and I having considerable debts in the county , besides my plantation concerns , where ( in one & th ' other , I had much more severly suffered , than any of ...
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... hand to Mr. Bacons seat , he having been of the Councill before these trouble , tho ' he had been a very short time in Virginia but was de- posed by the aforesaid proclamoc'on and in the afternoon passing by the court door , in my way ...
... hand to Mr. Bacons seat , he having been of the Councill before these trouble , tho ' he had been a very short time in Virginia but was de- posed by the aforesaid proclamoc'on and in the afternoon passing by the court door , in my way ...
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... hand in ' em . ' 66 66 ( 6 66 And so much was true that this Mr. young Nathaniel Bacon [ not yet arrived at 30 years ] had a nigh relation named Colo . Nath- aniel Bacon of long standing in the council a very rich politick man , and ...
... hand in ' em . ' 66 66 ( 6 66 And so much was true that this Mr. young Nathaniel Bacon [ not yet arrived at 30 years ] had a nigh relation named Colo . Nath- aniel Bacon of long standing in the council a very rich politick man , and ...
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