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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... present their most rich golden - coloured silken Fleece , to the instant wonderful enriching of all the Planters there , requiring from them neither cost , labour , or hindrance in any of their other employments whatsoever . And also to ...
... present their most rich golden - coloured silken Fleece , to the instant wonderful enriching of all the Planters there , requiring from them neither cost , labour , or hindrance in any of their other employments whatsoever . And also to ...
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... Present Condition , Impartially stated and related . With a Removall of such Imputations as are scandalously cast on those Countries , whereby many deceived Souls , chose rather to Beg , Steal , rot in Prison , and come to shamefull ...
... Present Condition , Impartially stated and related . With a Removall of such Imputations as are scandalously cast on those Countries , whereby many deceived Souls , chose rather to Beg , Steal , rot in Prison , and come to shamefull ...
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... present bootie , but was altogether carelesse of succeeding penurie . Now , I demand whether Sictlia , or Sardinia ( sometimes the barnes of Rome ) could hope for increase without manuring ? A Colony is therefore denominated , because ...
... present bootie , but was altogether carelesse of succeeding penurie . Now , I demand whether Sictlia , or Sardinia ( sometimes the barnes of Rome ) could hope for increase without manuring ? A Colony is therefore denominated , because ...
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... present necessitie , not barrelling vp any store against that season the Sturgeon returned to the sea . And not to dissemble their folly , they suffered fourteene nets ( which was all they had ) to rot and spoile , which by orderly ...
... present necessitie , not barrelling vp any store against that season the Sturgeon returned to the sea . And not to dissemble their folly , they suffered fourteene nets ( which was all they had ) to rot and spoile , which by orderly ...
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... present ; it being now his charge , both to saue such as he found so forlorne and wretched , as to redeeme himselfe and his from falling into the like calami- ties . All which considered , he entred into consultation with Sir George ...
... present ; it being now his charge , both to saue such as he found so forlorne and wretched , as to redeeme himselfe and his from falling into the like calami- ties . All which considered , he entred into consultation with Sir George ...
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