Tracts and Other Papers, Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in North America from the Discovery of the Count, Volume 3Peter Force, who served two terms as mayor of Washington (1836-1848) and was an active supporter of John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential campaign, is best known as a collector and editor of historical and statistical information. Inspired by his father's participation in the Revolutionary War, Force dedicated many years of his life to collecting material about Revolutionary and colonial history. Between 1836 and 1846 he published four volumes entitled "Tracts and Other Papers, Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in North America," a compilation of reprints of rare pamphlets pertaining to colonial history. This particular volume, the third in the series, focuses on Virginia. Documents from 1610 to 1688 range over an eclectic mix of topics, including lists of official proclamations and laws, names of ships and men sent to colonize Virginia, descriptions of local birds and wildlife, and tips on how to increase the number of mulberry trees and breed silkworms. This collection provides readers with a unique and fascinating glimpse of life in that colony. |
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... king would ensnare us , we all esteem- ed vain , as nothing could be more childish : We had been in the king's power ( though we knew it not ) ever since we set foot on that ground , so that had his mind been that way bent , he need use ...
... king would ensnare us , we all esteem- ed vain , as nothing could be more childish : We had been in the king's power ( though we knew it not ) ever since we set foot on that ground , so that had his mind been that way bent , he need use ...
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... king and his crotemen ( so the Indians call the king's council ) I could plainly discover , that the debate they held was concerning our adventure and coming there . To make it more clear , the king address'd himself to me with many ...
... king and his crotemen ( so the Indians call the king's council ) I could plainly discover , that the debate they held was concerning our adventure and coming there . To make it more clear , the king address'd himself to me with many ...
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... king's house to visit my comrades , but a wonderful surprize appeared to me in the change of every countenance , and as every face did plainly speak a general satisfaction , so did they with one voice explain the cause thereof , in ...
... king's house to visit my comrades , but a wonderful surprize appeared to me in the change of every countenance , and as every face did plainly speak a general satisfaction , so did they with one voice explain the cause thereof , in ...
Contents
For the Colony in Virginea Britannia Lavves Diuine | 1 |
A Declaration of the state of the Colonie and Affaires | 1 |
With the Names of the Aduenturors and the summes | 44 |
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