Author : John Burk
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ISBN 13 : 9781331287735
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (877 download)
Book Synopsis The History of Virginia, Vol. 2 by : John Burk
Download or read book The History of Virginia, Vol. 2 written by John Burk and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Virginia, Vol. 2: From Its First Settlement to the Present Day Preliminary observations - Ignorance of Virginian history during the reign of Charles I. accounted for - Materials for history did always exist in Virginia - Plan of provisional government - Conjectures as to the real views of the king - Peaceable and dignified deportment of Virginia, after the dissolution of the company - Sir F. Wyatt administers the government until the arrival of a royal governor - War with Indians - Battle of Pamunkey - Indians retreat to Matapony - Accession of Charles I. - His plan of government for Virginia - Sturgeon fishery - Captain Nathaniel Basse commissioned to ransom prisoners from the Nansamonds - Hopes of the Colonists raised by a letter form privy council - depressed by reports of a projected monopoly of their staple - They receive satisfaction on this head; but are prohibited all trade with the low countries - Proposals of king respecting tobacco; directs an assembly to be summoned to take it into consideration - Death of sir G. Yeardley; his character - Council appoint captain F. West governor - A thousand new settlers arrive - John Pott governor - Lord Baltimore arrives - Test tendered to him; he refuses it - Assembly lay the proceedings before the king - Irruption of the Pamunkies and Chickahominies - Commissioners appointed to treat about peace and exchange of prisoners - Another session of assembly - Sir John About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.