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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... given us to understand : but there remaineth a mortall malice in the Secotanes , for many injuries and slaughters done upon them by this Piemacum . They invited divers men , and thirtie women of the best of his countrey to their towne ...
... given them . This done , I asked him for the corne and ground he promised me . He told me I should have it : but he expected to have all these men lay their armes at his feet , as did his subjects . I tolde him that was a ceremonie our ...
... given us the slippe , I shewed him Copper , which I promised to have given him , if he had performed his promise . But for his scoffing and abusing us , I gave him twentie lashes with a Rope ; and his bowes and arrowes , bidding him ...
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INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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