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... County , on Ware Creek , a tributary of York River . It stands about five miles from the mouth of the creek , and twenty- two from Jamestown . It is built of sandstone found on the bank of the creek , and without mortar . The walls and ...
... County , on Ware Creek , a tributary of York River . It stands about five miles from the mouth of the creek , and twenty- two from Jamestown . It is built of sandstone found on the bank of the creek , and without mortar . The walls and ...
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... County of New Kent , and which borrows its name from an English seat in the County of Kent . At this place , where several hundred warriors were found , the English landed , and the savages demanded a truce till Powhatan could be heard ...
... County of New Kent , and which borrows its name from an English seat in the County of Kent . At this place , where several hundred warriors were found , the English landed , and the savages demanded a truce till Powhatan could be heard ...
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... County of Prince George . ‡ This Colonel Robert Bolling was the son of John and Mary Bol- ling , of Alhallows ... County York , anciently seated at Bland's Gill , in that county , was raised to the degree of baronet in 1642 . The present ...
... County of Prince George . ‡ This Colonel Robert Bolling was the son of John and Mary Bol- ling , of Alhallows ... County York , anciently seated at Bland's Gill , in that county , was raised to the degree of baronet in 1642 . The present ...
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... County Cork , in Ireland , and thence to Virginia , arriving in November , 1621 , with fifty men of his own and thirty passengers , exceedingly well furnished with all sorts of provision and cattle , and planted himself at New- port's ...
... County Cork , in Ireland , and thence to Virginia , arriving in November , 1621 , with fifty men of his own and thirty passengers , exceedingly well furnished with all sorts of provision and cattle , and planted himself at New- port's ...
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... County , ) would have the Colonel to put on a good farmer - like suit of his own . After visiting Cap- tain Yeardley , ( son of Sir George Yeardley , the former gover- nor , ) the principal person in that quarter of the colony , Norwood ...
... County , ) would have the Colonel to put on a good farmer - like suit of his own . After visiting Cap- tain Yeardley , ( son of Sir George Yeardley , the former gover- nor , ) the principal person in that quarter of the colony , Norwood ...
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Page 572 - 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.
Page 582 - Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.
Page 486 - Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess.
Page 666 - Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory : But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness, when at last...
Page 582 - ... if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us.
Page 100 - You did promise Powhatan what was yours should be his, and he the like to you; you called him father being in his land a stranger, and by the same reason so must I do you...
Page 582 - God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone, it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 582 - election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest There is no retreat but in submission and slavery. Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable. And let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! " It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace.
Page 558 - The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
Page 11 - ... it is the true office of history to represent the events themselves together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment.