The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion, Volumes 5-6proprietor, 1852 - Virginia |
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... course first to the Charibbe islands , thence stretching away by the gulf of Florida , dropped anchor not far from Roan- oke inlet . They ventured ashore near that place upon an island now called Colleton island , where they set up the ...
... course first to the Charibbe islands , thence stretching away by the gulf of Florida , dropped anchor not far from Roan- oke inlet . They ventured ashore near that place upon an island now called Colleton island , where they set up the ...
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... course of years Weyanoke creek lost its name , so that it became a controversy where it lay . Some ancient persons in Virginia affirmed it was the same with Wicocon , and others again in Carolina were as positive it was Nottoway river ...
... course of years Weyanoke creek lost its name , so that it became a controversy where it lay . Some ancient persons in Virginia affirmed it was the same with Wicocon , and others again in Carolina were as positive it was Nottoway river ...
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... course of our current volume . ] On Friday the 27th of April 1759 , I embarked , in com- pany with several North - American gentlemen , on board the Dispatch , captain Necks , for Virginia ; and the next day we set sail from Spithead ...
... course of our current volume . ] On Friday the 27th of April 1759 , I embarked , in com- pany with several North - American gentlemen , on board the Dispatch , captain Necks , for Virginia ; and the next day we set sail from Spithead ...
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May 28. We discovered a large sail ; she directed her course towards the east . We took her to be an English man of war going express . sails . She carried three top - gallant May 13. We spoke with a sloop bound from Antigua to London ...
May 28. We discovered a large sail ; she directed her course towards the east . We took her to be an English man of war going express . sails . She carried three top - gallant May 13. We spoke with a sloop bound from Antigua to London ...
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... course , making but one angle , and that an inconsiderable one , during the whole way . At West Point it forks , and divides itself into two branches ; the southward called Pamunky ; the northward Mattapony : each of these branches ...
... course , making but one angle , and that an inconsiderable one , during the whole way . At West Point it forks , and divides itself into two branches ; the southward called Pamunky ; the northward Mattapony : each of these branches ...
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