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... colony in the New World . He worked energetically for the London Company and was a member of the band of colonists who set out from England on December 19 , 1606 . After more than four months , the colonists reached Virginia on April 26 ...
... colony in the New World . He worked energetically for the London Company and was a member of the band of colonists who set out from England on December 19 , 1606 . After more than four months , the colonists reached Virginia on April 26 ...
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... colony at Jamestown , sailed on the Sea Adventure from England on June 2 , 1609. In July the ship , which also carried Sir Thomas Gates , the new governor of the colony , and Sir George Somers , admiral of the expedition , was blown ...
... colony at Jamestown , sailed on the Sea Adventure from England on June 2 , 1609. In July the ship , which also carried Sir Thomas Gates , the new governor of the colony , and Sir George Somers , admiral of the expedition , was blown ...
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... colony . When Stegg died a year later , he left his nephew a planta- tion of some 1800 acres along the James River ... colony . For thirty - five years he was a member of the King's Council in Virginia and made numerous trips to London ...
... colony . When Stegg died a year later , he left his nephew a planta- tion of some 1800 acres along the James River ... colony . For thirty - five years he was a member of the King's Council in Virginia and made numerous trips to London ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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