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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... Sir Thomas Gates his experiment : he professeth , that in a fortnights space he recouered the health of most of them by moderat labour , whose sicknesse was bred in them by intemperate idlenes . If any man shall accuse these reports of ...
... Sir Thomas Gates his experiment : he professeth , that in a fortnights space he recouered the health of most of them by moderat labour , whose sicknesse was bred in them by intemperate idlenes . If any man shall accuse these reports of ...
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... Sir Thomas Gates , who affirmeth , that after his first comming thither , he hath seen some of them eat their fish raw , rather than they would go a stones cast to fetch wood and dresse it . Dij laboribus omnia vendunt , God sels vs all ...
... Sir Thomas Gates , who affirmeth , that after his first comming thither , he hath seen some of them eat their fish raw , rather than they would go a stones cast to fetch wood and dresse it . Dij laboribus omnia vendunt , God sels vs all ...
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... Sir Thomas Gates thus relateth the tragedie . There was one of the companie who mortally hated his wife , and therefore secretly killed her , then cut her in pieces and hid her in diuers parts of his house : when the woman was missing ...
... Sir Thomas Gates thus relateth the tragedie . There was one of the companie who mortally hated his wife , and therefore secretly killed her , then cut her in pieces and hid her in diuers parts of his house : when the woman was missing ...
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... Sir Thomas Gates arriued in Virginia , the strange and vnexpected condition wherein he found the Colony , gaue him to vnderstand , how neuer was there more neede of all the powers of judgement , then at this present ; it being now his ...
... Sir Thomas Gates arriued in Virginia , the strange and vnexpected condition wherein he found the Colony , gaue him to vnderstand , how neuer was there more neede of all the powers of judgement , then at this present ; it being now his ...
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... Sir Thomas Gates , which informed him of his Lordships arriuall . Vpon receite of these letters , Sir Thomas Gates bore vp the Helme , and that night with a fauourable winde relanded all our men at the Fort . Before which , the tenth of ...
... Sir Thomas Gates , which informed him of his Lordships arriuall . Vpon receite of these letters , Sir Thomas Gates bore vp the Helme , and that night with a fauourable winde relanded all our men at the Fort . Before which , the tenth of ...
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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