Virginia Reader: a Treasury of Writings from the First Voyages to the PresentFrancis Coleman Rosenberger Excerpt from Virginia Reader: A Treasury of Writings, From the First Voyages to the Present Richard henry lee (1782-1794) address TO the virginia house OF burgesses On the motion to lay so heavy a duty on the importation of slaves as effectually to put an end to that iniquitous and dis graceful traffic within the colony of Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... death , made a most dolorous outcry throughout the ship , whilst mate Putts perceiving the deck almost freed of water , called out aloud for hands to pump . This we thought a lightning before death , but gave me occasion ( ( as having ...
... Death bribed can be , We must be guilty ; say't was bribery Guided the fatal shaft . Virginia's foes To whom for secret crimes just vengeance owes Deserved plagues , dreading their just desert , Corrupted Death by Paracelsian art Him to ...
... death of his father , he succeeded him as a leading figure in the colony . For thirty - five years he was a member of the King's Council in Virginia and made numerous trips to London as a representative of the colony . He enlarged the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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