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... shot : whereupon Captaine Newport seconding them , made a shot at them , which the Indians little re- spected , but having spent their arrowes retyred without harme . And in that place was the Box opened , wherin the Counsell for ...
... shot : whereupon Captaine Newport seconding them , made a shot at them , which the Indians little re- spected , but having spent their arrowes retyred without harme . And in that place was the Box opened , wherin the Counsell for ...
Page 93
... shot , slew one , and shot one or two more , as themselves confesse . The King at our arivall sent for me to come unto him . I sent him word what commodities I had to exchange for wheat [ Indian corn ] , and if he would , as had the ...
... shot , slew one , and shot one or two more , as themselves confesse . The King at our arivall sent for me to come unto him . I sent him word what commodities I had to exchange for wheat [ Indian corn ] , and if he would , as had the ...
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... shot him from my horse , but the horse threw me a terrible fall and ran away ; we ran after , and with a great deal of difficulty got him again ; but we could not find the deer I had shot , and we lost ourselves , and it was two hours ...
... shot him from my horse , but the horse threw me a terrible fall and ran away ; we ran after , and with a great deal of difficulty got him again ; but we could not find the deer I had shot , and we lost ourselves , and it was two hours ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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