A History of the Valley of VirginiaJ. Gatewood, printer, 1850 - 347 страници |
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... distance between conti- nent and continent is only thirty - nine miles ; and in the middle of this narrow strait , there are two islands , which would greatly facilitate the pas- sage of the Asiatics into the new world , supposing it ...
... distance between conti- nent and continent is only thirty - nine miles ; and in the middle of this narrow strait , there are two islands , which would greatly facilitate the pas- sage of the Asiatics into the new world , supposing it ...
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... distance little short of one hundred miles , ) killed and scalped him , and returning , show- ed his scalp to several white people , and exulted in what he had done . * Another most bloody battle was fought at the mouth of Conococheague ...
... distance little short of one hundred miles , ) killed and scalped him , and returning , show- ed his scalp to several white people , and exulted in what he had done . * Another most bloody battle was fought at the mouth of Conococheague ...
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... distance from which they cruelly murdered their prisoner : they then moved on . The next day several of them returned , and cut off the soles of her feet , in order to prevent her from pursuing and haunting them in their march . * Capt ...
... distance from which they cruelly murdered their prisoner : they then moved on . The next day several of them returned , and cut off the soles of her feet , in order to prevent her from pursuing and haunting them in their march . * Capt ...
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... distance below the mouth of Stony Creek , ( a branch of the Shenandoah , ) within four or five miles of Woodstock , are the signs of an Indian village . At this place a gun barrel , with sev- eral iron tomahawks , were found long after ...
... distance below the mouth of Stony Creek , ( a branch of the Shenandoah , ) within four or five miles of Woodstock , are the signs of an Indian village . At this place a gun barrel , with sev- eral iron tomahawks , were found long after ...
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... distance below the forks of the river , and ran down a little below Snicker's ferry , upwards of 20 miles . This fine body of land is now subdivided into a great many most valuable farms , a con- siderable part of which are now owned by ...
... distance below the forks of the river , and ran down a little below Snicker's ferry , upwards of 20 miles . This fine body of land is now subdivided into a great many most valuable farms , a con- siderable part of which are now owned by ...
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acres army attack Bacon battle beautiful Blue Ridge cabin called camp Capon Capt cave command commenced Connoly considerable Cornstalk council county of Frederick creek Cresap discovered distance Dunmore Dunmore's Dunmore's war erected feet fire fork Fort Pitt Fort Pleasant Frederick county Govern'r Grey Sulphur head Hite horses hundred Indians informed the author James John Kill-buck killed laid land late Lewis lord Fairfax Maryland miles Moravian morning murder neighborhood neighbors night North mountain Northern Neck party Paxton boys Potomac Potomac river present pretty prisoners Quakers 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