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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... night : " That no commander of any plantation do either himself or suffer others to spend powder unnecessarily , in drinking or entertain- ment , & c . " That at the beginning of July next the inhabitants of every corporation shall go ...
... night : " That no commander of any plantation do either himself or suffer others to spend powder unnecessarily , in drinking or entertain- ment , & c . " That at the beginning of July next the inhabitants of every corporation shall go ...
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... nights , of which the ffowlers shot abundance and eat ' em ; this sight put the old planters under the more portentous apprehensions , because the like was seen , ( as they said ) , in the year 1640 when th ' Indians committed the last ...
... nights , of which the ffowlers shot abundance and eat ' em ; this sight put the old planters under the more portentous apprehensions , because the like was seen , ( as they said ) , in the year 1640 when th ' Indians committed the last ...
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... night by him filling up those papers , which I then saw were blank co'missions sign'd by the Govern'r incerting such names & writing other matters as he dictated , which I took to be the happy effects of the consult before mentioned ...
... night by him filling up those papers , which I then saw were blank co'missions sign'd by the Govern'r incerting such names & writing other matters as he dictated , which I took to be the happy effects of the consult before mentioned ...
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... nights at my house who [ after high compliments from the Generall ] told me I was de- sired to accept the Lieutenancy for preserving the peace in the 5 Northern counties betwixt Potomack and Rappahannock River , I humbly thank'd his hon ...
... nights at my house who [ after high compliments from the Generall ] told me I was de- sired to accept the Lieutenancy for preserving the peace in the 5 Northern counties betwixt Potomack and Rappahannock River , I humbly thank'd his hon ...
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... night . They had in custody a young female Catawba prisoner , who was one of the most beautiful females she had ever seen . Maj . R. D. Glass also informed the author that his father , who resided at the head of the Opequon , stated the ...
... night . They had in custody a young female Catawba prisoner , who was one of the most beautiful females she had ever seen . Maj . R. D. Glass also informed the author that his father , who resided at the head of the Opequon , stated the ...
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acres Alleghany Mountains army Bacon battle beautiful Blue Ridge cabin called camp Capon Capt cave command commenced Connoly council County of Frederick Creek Cresap dians discovered distance Dunmore Dunmore's war erected feet fire Fork Fort Pitt Fort Pleasant Frederick county Govern'r Grey Sulphur head Hite horses hundred immediately Indians informed the author James John Kill-buck killed land late Lewis Lord Fairfax Maryland miles Moravian morning murder neighborhood neighbors night North Mountain Northern Neck Ohio River Opequon party Paxton boys Potomac Potomac River present pretty prisoners recollect residence rifle River rock savage scalped seen sent settled settlement settlers Shenandoah Shenandoah county Shenandoah River shot side soon South Branch South Branch Mountain spring taken tion tomahawk took town tree Valley Virginia warriors western whole William Winchester wounded yards young