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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... sent their ministers to such an aduenture , had not all scruples , ( in their Judgement ) beene cleared by the light of Scripture . When therefore , it is a sweete smelling sacrifice , to propagate the name of Iesus Christ , when the ...
... sent their ministers to such an aduenture , had not all scruples , ( in their Judgement ) beene cleared by the light of Scripture . When therefore , it is a sweete smelling sacrifice , to propagate the name of Iesus Christ , when the ...
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... sent abundance of Quayles to feed his Israel in the barren wilder- nesse . Lastly they found the berries of Cedar , the Palmeto tree , the prickle peare , sufficient fish , plentie of Tortoises , and diuers other kinds , which sufficed ...
... sent abundance of Quayles to feed his Israel in the barren wilder- nesse . Lastly they found the berries of Cedar , the Palmeto tree , the prickle peare , sufficient fish , plentie of Tortoises , and diuers other kinds , which sufficed ...
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... sent to the Virginian Councell . Howsoeuer , men haue belyed both it and themselues , hereto- fore , yet let no rumor of the Countrie ( as if in the wombe thereof lay not these elemenkill seedes of plenty and increase ) waue any mans ...
... sent to the Virginian Councell . Howsoeuer , men haue belyed both it and themselues , hereto- fore , yet let no rumor of the Countrie ( as if in the wombe thereof lay not these elemenkill seedes of plenty and increase ) waue any mans ...
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... sent his old trained souldiers to Tarantum and Autium , ( but without their Captains and Centurians ) that they rather made a number , then a Colony euery souldier secretly glided into some neigh- bour Prouince , and forsooke their ...
... sent his old trained souldiers to Tarantum and Autium , ( but without their Captains and Centurians ) that they rather made a number , then a Colony euery souldier secretly glided into some neigh- bour Prouince , and forsooke their ...
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... sent none of his Indians to trade with vs , but laied secret ambushes in the woods , that if one or two dropped out of the fort alone , they were indaungered . Cast vp this reckoning together : want of gouernment , store of idlenesse ...
... sent none of his Indians to trade with vs , but laied secret ambushes in the woods , that if one or two dropped out of the fort alone , they were indaungered . Cast vp this reckoning together : want of gouernment , store of idlenesse ...
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