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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Страница viii
... heads of hundreds to wear gold in their clothes , or to wear silk till they make it themselves : " Not to offend any ... head ; † to sow great quantities of corn for their own use , and to support the multi- tudes to be sent yearly ; to ...
... heads of hundreds to wear gold in their clothes , or to wear silk till they make it themselves : " Not to offend any ... head ; † to sow great quantities of corn for their own use , and to support the multi- tudes to be sent yearly ; to ...
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... heads , arms & other parts , as if done with Indian hatchetts , th ' Indian was dead , but Hen when asked who did that ? answered Doegs Doegs , and soon died , then a boy who came out from under a bed where he had hid himself , and told ...
... heads , arms & other parts , as if done with Indian hatchetts , th ' Indian was dead , but Hen when asked who did that ? answered Doegs Doegs , and soon died , then a boy who came out from under a bed where he had hid himself , and told ...
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... head of Chesepiack Bay , by the Cinela Indians , down to the head of the Potomack , where they sought protection under the Pascataway Indians , who had a fort near the head of that river , and also were our ffriends . After this ...
... head of Chesepiack Bay , by the Cinela Indians , down to the head of the Potomack , where they sought protection under the Pascataway Indians , who had a fort near the head of that river , and also were our ffriends . After this ...
Страница xvii
... heads of Rappahan- nock & York Rivers , killing whom they found of the upmost plan- tations until they came to the head of James River , where ( with Bacon and others ) they slew Mr. Bacon's overseeer whom he much loved , and one of his ...
... heads of Rappahan- nock & York Rivers , killing whom they found of the upmost plan- tations until they came to the head of James River , where ( with Bacon and others ) they slew Mr. Bacon's overseeer whom he much loved , and one of his ...
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... head a plat of black & white wampam peague three inches broad in imitation of a crown , and was clothed in a mantle of dress't deerskins with the hair outwards & the edge cut round 6 inches deep which made strings resembling twisted ...
... head a plat of black & white wampam peague three inches broad in imitation of a crown , and was clothed in a mantle of dress't deerskins with the hair outwards & the edge cut round 6 inches deep which made strings resembling twisted ...
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