A History of the Valley of VirginiaGenealogical Publishing Com, 2009 - 404 páginas The storied Valley of Virginia (also known as the Appalachian Valley) is bounded by the Blue Ridge on the east and, for most of its length, by the West Virginia border on the west. Samuel Kercheval's history of the Valley of Virginia, published originally in 1909, concentrates upon this region from 1732 through the Revolutionary War. The work also describes life on the frontier, especially housing, furniture, and diet; the establishment of towns like Strasburg, Staunton, Romney, Harper's Ferry, and Morgantown; the inception of religious denominations, topography, and natural landmarks; and medicinal springs and other remedies. Incorporated into A History of the Valley of Virginia is an early edition of Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania 1763-1783]..., by the Reverend Dr. Joseph Doddridge, which covers similar terrain. Kercheval has also included a detailed discussion of Bacon's Rebellion of the 17th century in his Introduction, and a chapter on the founding of Virginia's Northern Neck in the body of the work. |
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... night : " That no commander of any plantation do either himself or suffer others to spend powder unnecessarily , in drinking or entertain- ment , & c . " That at the beginning of July next the inhabitants of every corporation shall go ...
... night : " That no commander of any plantation do either himself or suffer others to spend powder unnecessarily , in drinking or entertain- ment , & c . " That at the beginning of July next the inhabitants of every corporation shall go ...
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... nights , of which the ffowlers shot abundance and eat ' em ; this sight put the old planters under the more portentous apprehensions , because the like was seen , ( as they said ) , in the year 1640 when th ' Indians committed the last ...
... nights , of which the ffowlers shot abundance and eat ' em ; this sight put the old planters under the more portentous apprehensions , because the like was seen , ( as they said ) , in the year 1640 when th ' Indians committed the last ...
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... night by him filling up those papers , which I then saw were blank co'missions sign'd by the Govern'r incerting such names & writing other matters as he dictated , which I took to be the happy effects of the consult before mentioned ...
... night by him filling up those papers , which I then saw were blank co'missions sign'd by the Govern'r incerting such names & writing other matters as he dictated , which I took to be the happy effects of the consult before mentioned ...
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... nights at my house who [ after high compliments from the Generall ] told me I was de- sired " to accept the Lieutenancy for preserving the peace in the 5 Northern counties betwixt Potomack and Rappahannock River , I humbly thank'd his ...
... nights at my house who [ after high compliments from the Generall ] told me I was de- sired " to accept the Lieutenancy for preserving the peace in the 5 Northern counties betwixt Potomack and Rappahannock River , I humbly thank'd his ...
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... night . They had in custody a young female Catawba prisoner , who was one of the most beautiful females she had ever seen . R. D. Glass also informed the author that his father , who resided at the head of the Opequon , stated the same ...
... night . They had in custody a young female Catawba prisoner , who was one of the most beautiful females she had ever seen . R. D. Glass also informed the author that his father , who resided at the head of the Opequon , stated the same ...
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HIST OF THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA Charles James 1806-1884 Faulkner,Samuel 1786-1845? Kercheval,John J. (John Jeremiah) 1758?-18 Jacob No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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