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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... succeeded Elizabeth on the throne of England , by which that tract of coun- try from thirty - four to forty - five degrees of north latitude was divided into southern and northern colonies of Virginia , and persons ap- pointed as a ...
... succeeded Elizabeth on the throne of England , by which that tract of coun- try from thirty - four to forty - five degrees of north latitude was divided into southern and northern colonies of Virginia , and persons ap- pointed as a ...
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... succeeded in his wishes , against the machinations of his ene- mies . 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 ...
... succeeded in his wishes , against the machinations of his ene- mies . 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 ...
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... succeeded in softening the rigour of the monarch , and releasing the prisoner from destruction . He was set at liberty and allowed to return to Jamestown , where he safely ar- rived after an absence of about seven weeks . The colony ...
... succeeded in softening the rigour of the monarch , and releasing the prisoner from destruction . He was set at liberty and allowed to return to Jamestown , where he safely ar- rived after an absence of about seven weeks . The colony ...
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... succeeded in the government by sir T. Gates , who arrived in Virginia in the month of August 1611. During this year cap- tain Argall made an expedition to the Potow- mack Indians , where , by the treachery of Japauzas , king of that ...
... succeeded in the government by sir T. Gates , who arrived in Virginia in the month of August 1611. During this year cap- tain Argall made an expedition to the Potow- mack Indians , where , by the treachery of Japauzas , king of that ...
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... succeeded , in the year 1629 , by sir John Hervey , a man of an arbitrary and ambitious mind . His administration , however , was attended with some advantages to the colony and marked by some atttention to public interest . The ...
... succeeded , in the year 1629 , by sir John Hervey , a man of an arbitrary and ambitious mind . His administration , however , was attended with some advantages to the colony and marked by some atttention to public interest . The ...
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