A History of the Valley of VirginiaJ. Gatewood, printer, 1850 - 347 страници |
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... soon hear of it ; what seem'd most prudent at this hazardous dilemma was to obviate the pre- sent impending peril ; So Mr. Bacon made me sit the whole night by him filling up those papers , which I then saw were blank co'missions sign'd ...
... soon hear of it ; what seem'd most prudent at this hazardous dilemma was to obviate the pre- sent impending peril ; So Mr. Bacon made me sit the whole night by him filling up those papers , which I then saw were blank co'missions sign'd ...
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... soon as a council of war cou'd meet , his sentence be dispatchat & a gibbet erected [ which took up near two houres ] he was executed . This Mr. Drumond was a sober Scotch gentleman of good repute with whome I had not a particular ...
... soon as a council of war cou'd meet , his sentence be dispatchat & a gibbet erected [ which took up near two houres ] he was executed . This Mr. Drumond was a sober Scotch gentleman of good repute with whome I had not a particular ...
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... soon after without having seen his majesty ; which shuts up this tragedy . APPENDIX . To avoid incumbering the body of the foregoing little discourse , I have not therein mentioned the received opinion in Virginia , which very much ...
... soon after without having seen his majesty ; which shuts up this tragedy . APPENDIX . To avoid incumbering the body of the foregoing little discourse , I have not therein mentioned the received opinion in Virginia , which very much ...
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... soon reached the ears of the Governor of Pennsyl- vania , and he forthwith issued his proclamation , commanding and requi- ring all the authorities , both civil and military , to interpose , and prohibit a repetition of such acts of ...
... soon reached the ears of the Governor of Pennsyl- vania , and he forthwith issued his proclamation , commanding and requi- ring all the authorities , both civil and military , to interpose , and prohibit a repetition of such acts of ...
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... soon discharged with a loud explosion . * In the county of Page , on the South fork of Shenandoah river , there are several Indian burying grounds and signs of their villages . These signs are also to be seen on the Hawksbill creek . A ...
... soon discharged with a loud explosion . * In the county of Page , on the South fork of Shenandoah river , there are several Indian burying grounds and signs of their villages . These signs are also to be seen on the Hawksbill creek . A ...
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Страница 103 - I appeal to any white man to say, if he ever entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat ; if he ever came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said : " Logan is the friend of white men.
Страница 236 - ... Instead of bolting cloths, sifters were in general use. These were made of deer skins in the state of parchment, stretched over a hoop and perforated with a hot wire. Our clothing was all of domestic manufacture. We had no other resource for clothing, and this, indeed, was a poor one. The crops of flax often failed, and the sheep were destroyed by the wolves. Linsey, which is made of flax and wool, the former the chain and the latter the filling, was the warmest and most substantial cloth we...
Страница 229 - After dinner the dancing commenced, and generally lasted till the next morning. The figures of the dances were three and four handed reels, or square sets, and jigs. The commencement was always a square four, which was followed by what was called jigging it off; that is, two of the four would single out for a jig, and were followed by the remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out...
Страница 103 - Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not? During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, - Logan is the friend of the white men.
Страница 83 - Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave takes half his worth away.
Страница 221 - To the same belts which secured the breech clout, strings which supported the long leggins were attached. When this belt, as was often the case, passed over the hunting shirt the upper part of the thighs and part of the hips were naked.
Страница 103 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat : if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Страница 235 - ... diameter is attached ; the upper end passes through the bedstone and carries the runner, after the manner of a trundlehead. These mills were built with very little expense, and many of them answered the purpose very well.
Страница 103 - This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace : but do not harbour a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Страница 244 - ... stump from which they shot, for fear of having the bullet thrown from the mark by the spring of the barrel. When the rifle was held to the side of a tree for a rest, it was pressed against it as lightly as possible, for the same reason. Rifles of former times were different from those of modern date; few of them carried more than forty-five bullets to the pound. Bullets of a less size were not thought sufficiently heavy for hunting or war.