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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... amongst them . Is it vnlawful because wee come to them ? why is it not a dutie of christianitie , to behold the imprinted footsteps of Gods glorie , in euery region vnder heauen ? Is it not against the lawe of nations , to violate a ...
... amongst them . Is it vnlawful because wee come to them ? why is it not a dutie of christianitie , to behold the imprinted footsteps of Gods glorie , in euery region vnder heauen ? Is it not against the lawe of nations , to violate a ...
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... amongst our men importing the second , the sicknesse of our men arguing the third . All which discouragements doe as- tonish our men with feare , as though our expences were vnprofit- able , when our ends are impossible . But before I ...
... amongst our men importing the second , the sicknesse of our men arguing the third . All which discouragements doe as- tonish our men with feare , as though our expences were vnprofit- able , when our ends are impossible . But before I ...
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... , & enforced others , to this barbarous proiect . They stole away the Ship , they made a league amongst themselues to be professed pirates , with dreames . dreames of mountaines of gold , and happy robberies : of Virginia . 15.
... , & enforced others , to this barbarous proiect . They stole away the Ship , they made a league amongst themselues to be professed pirates , with dreames . dreames of mountaines of gold , and happy robberies : of Virginia . 15.
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... amongst themselues , whether it were fit to enter into a new contribution , or in time to send for home the Lord La- ware , and to abandon the action . They resolued to send for sir Thomas Gates , who being come , they adiured him to ...
... amongst themselues , whether it were fit to enter into a new contribution , or in time to send for home the Lord La- ware , and to abandon the action . They resolued to send for sir Thomas Gates , who being come , they adiured him to ...
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Contents
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A Declaration of the state of the Colonie and Affaires | 1 |
With the Names of the Aduenturors and the summes | 44 |
A True Relation of Virginia and Maryland with | 27 |
A Voyage to Virginia By Colonel Norwood 50 pages | 1 |
A Letter from Mr John Clayton Rector of Crofton | 1 |
The Reformed Virginia SilkWorm or a Rare and | 1 |
Leah and Rachel or the Two Fruitfull Sisters Virginia | 1 |
or an Advisive Narrative concerning | 31 |
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Aduenturers Aduenturors alwayes amongst armes betwixt Birds blessed businesse Captaine Centinell charge Christians Church Colony Colour Comitties command commodities Corne Corporall Counseil Country court of guard dayes diuine doth duty England Esquire euery feed generall giue giuen Gouernour ground hands hath haue hauing Heathen himselfe honour hundred III.-No Indians Inhabitants Iohn James River James Town John king labour Land leaue likewise Lord Maiesties moneths Mulberry nature noble observed offending officer ouer persons Pinaces Plantation Planters Plants pound pound weight present priuate profit prouided prouisions publick publique punished reason receiue Richard Rivers sent Serjeant seruice setled seuerall shal shew ship Silk Silk-worms Sir Thomas Gates soeuer sort souldier Staple Sunne thee themselues thereof things thither tion Tobacco towne Treasuror trees unto Virginia vnder vnto vpon paine watch Weroance William Woods Worms yeere