Historical Collections of Virginia: Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c., Relating to Its History and Antiquities, Together with Geographical and Statistical Descriptions : to which is Appended, an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the District of Columbia : Illustrated by Over 100 Engravings, Giving Views of the Principal Towns, Seats of Eminent Men, Public Buildings, Relics of Antiquity, Historic Localities, Natural Scenery, Etc., Etc |
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... fire and the greater part was consumed , together with many of their dry - thatched dwellings , a portion of their palisade fortifica- tions , and some of their arms , bedding , and apparel . Instead of returning home with all possible ...
... fire and the greater part was consumed , together with many of their dry - thatched dwellings , a portion of their palisade fortifica- tions , and some of their arms , bedding , and apparel . Instead of returning home with all possible ...
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... fire the fatal shot . Failing in this , their next hope was to save their lives , by possessing them- selves of the government ; but in this they were disappointed by Smith , who , having in vain urged all those he thought most worthy ...
... fire the fatal shot . Failing in this , their next hope was to save their lives , by possessing them- selves of the government ; but in this they were disappointed by Smith , who , having in vain urged all those he thought most worthy ...
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... fire to the habitations in which they had suffered so much misery . All the provisions which could be raised did not amount to more than would support them for 16 days , at the most limited allow- ance ; yet with this they set out with ...
... fire to the habitations in which they had suffered so much misery . All the provisions which could be raised did not amount to more than would support them for 16 days , at the most limited allow- ance ; yet with this they set out with ...
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... ever a rich spot invited to the cultivation of tobacco , there were they established , and an absence of neighbors was preferred . The planters were careless with their arms , never using their swords , and their fire - arms 43.
... ever a rich spot invited to the cultivation of tobacco , there were they established , and an absence of neighbors was preferred . The planters were careless with their arms , never using their swords , and their fire - arms 43.
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... fire - arms only for game . The old law making it criminal to teach a savage the use of arms was forgotten , and they were fowlers and hunters for many of the planters , by which means they became well acquainted with the use of arms ...
... fire - arms only for game . The old law making it criminal to teach a savage the use of arms was forgotten , and they were fowlers and hunters for many of the planters , by which means they became well acquainted with the use of arms ...
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Page 108 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 144 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.
Page 335 - The first glance of this scene hurries our senses into the opinion, that this earth has been created in time, , that the mountains were formed first, that the rivers began to flow afterwards, that in this place particularly they have been dammed up by the Blue ridge of mountains, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley ; that continuing to rise they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down from its summit to its base.
Page 335 - This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic. Yet here, as in the neighborhood of the Natural Bridge, are people who have passed their lives within half a dozen miles, and have never been to survey these monuments of a war between rivers and mountains, which must have shaken the earth itself to its centre.
Page 108 - During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 99 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 97 - In short, the dastardly behavior of those they call regulars exposed all others that were inclined to do their duty to almost certain death ; and at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them.
Page 171 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Page 96 - Washington was often heard to say during his lifetime, that the most beautiful spectacle he had ever beheld was the display of the British troops on this eventful morning. Every man was neatly dressed in full uniform, the soldiers were arranged in columns and marched in exact order, the sun gleamed from their burnished arms, the river flowed tranquilly on their right, and the deep forest overshadowed them with solemn grandeur on their left. Officers and men were equally inspirited with cheering hopes...
Page 169 - Congress the nature and extent of the privileges and restrictions of the commercial intercourse of the United States with foreign nations, and the measures which he should think proper to be adopted for the improvement of the commerce and navigation of the same...