A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our History |
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... are too numerous to allow much weight to his authority . The above sen- tence was founded on the mistaken opinion , that sir Walter Raleigh visited Virginia in person . towns called Akascogock , * an Indian stole from the 12.
... are too numerous to allow much weight to his authority . The above sen- tence was founded on the mistaken opinion , that sir Walter Raleigh visited Virginia in person . towns called Akascogock , * an Indian stole from the 12.
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... persons on one of the islands adjacent to Hatteras . In the year 1589 sir Walter Raleigh assign- ed to Thomas Smith and others his patent , with a donation of one hundred pounds for the * Croatan was an Indian town situated near ...
... persons on one of the islands adjacent to Hatteras . In the year 1589 sir Walter Raleigh assign- ed to Thomas Smith and others his patent , with a donation of one hundred pounds for the * Croatan was an Indian town situated near ...
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... person . Observing on a post the word Croatan , in large letters , they weighed anchor for that place , but meet- ing with disastrous fortune , they changed their course and steered for the West Indies , neg- lecting the welfare of the ...
... person . Observing on a post the word Croatan , in large letters , they weighed anchor for that place , but meet- ing with disastrous fortune , they changed their course and steered for the West Indies , neg- lecting the welfare of the ...
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... persons ap- pointed as a council for both divisions . About this time the celebrated adventurer John Smith arrived in London , decked with the laurels of military adventure and heroic achievement . To him Gosnold made known his projects ...
... persons ap- pointed as a council for both divisions . About this time the celebrated adventurer John Smith arrived in London , decked with the laurels of military adventure and heroic achievement . To him Gosnold made known his projects ...
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... . He was acquitted of the charges against him , and consequently admitted to his seat in the council . On the 22d of June 1607 , Newport returned to England , leaving in Virginia one hundred and four persons , with but a scanty stock of 35.
... . He was acquitted of the charges against him , and consequently admitted to his seat in the council . On the 22d of June 1607 , Newport returned to England , leaving in Virginia one hundred and four persons , with but a scanty stock of 35.
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A History of Virginia From Its Discovery Till the Year 1781. With ... John Wilson Campbell,Moses Hoge No preview available - 2018 |
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