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History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia

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This work provides a comprehensive account of Virginia's colonial history, detailing early exploration, settlement, and the development of the colony. It covers significant figures such as Sir Walter Raleigh and Captain John Smith, as well as pivotal events like the establishment of Jamestown, interactions with Native Americans, and the challenges faced by settlers. The narrative explores the political and social evolution of Virginia, including the introduction of slavery, the impact of Bacon's Rebellion, and the colony's role in the lead-up to the American Revolution. The text emphasizes the importance of preserving Virginia's historical documents and reflects on the lessons learned from its past.


TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:

Pages i-vii and xii are blank in the original.

Transcriber added Index reference to Table of Contents.

The following corrections have been made to the text:

Page 44: all further effort abandoned[original has abadoned] in despair

Page 59: Skirmishing here with the[original has ths] Chesapeakes

Page 76: indued with arbitrary[original has arbitary] power

Page 85: their stone arrow-points, tomahawks[original has tomakawks], pipes

Page 160: This Nemattanow[original has Nemattenow] coming to the store

Page 166: [original has extraneous quotation mark]In New England it was said

Page 171: Upon his return to England, in 1618[original has 1518]

Page 179: Acts relative to Ministers, Agriculture, Indians, etc.[period missing in original]

Page 254: "those excellent and oft-refined laws of England."[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 301: in equipoise, [original has extraneous quotation mark]the gunner

Page 303: the case of Sir John Harvey.[period missing in original]

Page 364: CHAPTER XLV.[original has LXV.]

Page 385: interpreter of fifteen[original has fifteeen] of their young

Page 385: "[quotation mark missing in original]they were obliged to provide

Page 423: CHAPTER LVI.[original has LIV.]

Page 423: suffered pre-eminently[original has space instead of hyphen]

Page 424: some time subsequent to the year 1670[original has 1760]

Page 468: Washington,[original has Washingington] who had shortly before

Page 593: he joined not in open battle.[period missing in original]

Page 622: "[original has single quote]When shall we three meet again

Page 646: the bulk of the people."[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 650: frowns of the great."[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 681: Captain[original has Capture] Pasture, in the Molly

Page 693: CHAPTER XCIV.[original has XCVI.]

Page 753, under Assembly of Virginia: Botetourt dissolves,[comma missing in original] 557

Page 754, under Bacon, Nathaniel, Sr.: president of council, 344.[period missing in original]

Page 756: Christanna, Fort, 384.[period missing in original]

Page 758, under Harvey, Sir John: deposed and reinstated,[comma missing in original] 195.

Page 759: Lancaster, treaty of, 433.[original has comma]

Page 760: Massawomeks[original has Massawomecks], tribe of, 58.

Page 762: Quiqoughcohanocks[original has Quiyoughcohanocks], chief of, 39.

Page 764: Stukely[original has Stukeley], Sir Lewis, 122.

Footnote [213:A] Hening, i.[period missing in original] 360.

Footnote [266:A] Pepys'[original has Pepy's] Diary, ii.

Footnote [360:B] Matthew Page, and Benjamin[original has Beujamin] Harrison

Footnote [512:C] by the Rev.[period missing in original] Andrew Burnaby, A.M., Vicar of Greenwich

Footnote [567:A] published in several volumes.[period missing in original]

Footnote [617:A] Revolut. Hist. of N. C.[period missing in original]

Footnote [650:A] Convention of '76, p. 157.[period missing in original]