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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... leave their armes : which still hee [ Captain Newport ] commanded to the water side . This day we spent in trading for blew Beads : and having neare fraighted our Barge , Captaine Nuport returned with them that came abord , leaving me ...
... leave this particular right untouched and sacred . Either we must say that they may con- trol the freedom of the press , may abolish the trial by jury , may swal- low up the executive and judiciary powers of the state ; nay , that they ...
... leave your interests in our hands ? ' That is what they would say — what then ? " " Reason , again ! " said his companion ; " reason , turning away from the dazzling pageant , stopping the ears to shut out the rumbling of the coach and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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