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Chapter I: Early Voyages of Discovery. Sir Walter Raleigh's

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Colony of Virginia. 17

II.--Early Life and Adventures of Captain John Smith. 30

III.--Landing at Jamestown and Settlement of Virginia
proper. Wingfield, President of Council. Ratcliffe,
President. 35

IV.--Smith's Explorations. Smith, President. 55

V.--Smith's Adventures with the Indians. His Administration
of the Colony. His Departure. His Character and
Writings. 70

VI.--The Indians of Virginia. 85

VII.--Sufferings of the Colonists. Wreck of the Sea-Venture.
Miscellaneous Affairs. Percy, President. Lord
Delaware, Governor. Percy, Acting Governor. Sir
Thomas Dale, High Marshal. Sir Thomas Gates,
Governor. 92

VIII.--Pocahontas visits England. Her Death. Yeardley,
Deputy Governor. 112

IX.--Argall, Governor. His Administration. Powhatan's
Death. 124

X.--Sir Walter Raleigh. 132

XI.--First Assembly of Virginia. Powell, Deputy Governor.
Yeardley, Governor. 138

XII.--Negroes imported into Virginia. Yeardley, Governor. 143

XIII.--London Company. George Sandys, Treasurer. Wyat,
Governor. 149

XIV.--Tobacco. 153

XV.--East India School. 158

XVI.--Massacre of 1622. 160

XVII.--Extermination of Indians. 166

XVIII.--Dissolution of Charter of Virginia Company. Earl of
Southampton, Nicholas Ferrar, and Sir Edwin Sandys. 169

XIX.--Royal Government established in Virginia. Yeardley,
Governor. West, Governor. Pott, Governor. Sir John
Harvey, Governor. 179

XX.--Maryland settled. Contest between Clayborne and Lord
Baltimore. 187

XXI.--Virginia during Harvey's Administration. He is
recalled and succeeded by Wyatt. 193

XXII.--Virginia during the Civil War of England. Berkley,
Governor. Kemp, Governor. 199

XXIII.--Virginia during the Commonwealth of England. Bennet,
Governor. 210

XXIV.--Maryland during the Protectorate. 222

XXV.--Virginia during the Protectorate. Digges, Governor.
Matthews, Governor. 233

XXVI.--Virginia under Richard Cromwell and during the
Interregnum. Berkley, Governor. 240

XXVII.--Loyalty of Virginia. Miscellaneous Affairs. Morrison,
Governor. Berkley, Governor. 249

XXVIII.--Scarburgh's Report of his Proceedings in establishing
the Boundary Line between Virginia and Maryland. "The
Bear and the Cub," an extract from the Accomac
Records. 259

XXIX.--Miscellaneous Affairs. 263

XXX.--Berkley's Statistics of Virginia. 271

XXXI.--Threatened Revolt. 274

XXXII.--Rev. Morgan Godwyn's Account of the Condition of the
Church in Virginia. 277

XXXIII.--Indian Disturbances. Disaffection of Colonists. 280

XXXIV.--Bacon's Rebellion. 283

XXXV.--Bacon's Rebellion, continued. 293

XXXVI.--Bacon's Rebellion, continued. 308

XXXVII.--Closing Scenes of the Rebellion. 313

XXXVIII.--Punishment of the Rebels. Berkley's death. Succeeded
by Jeffreys. 319

XXXIX.--Chicheley, Governor. Culpepper, Governor. 326

XL.--Statistics of Virginia. 331

XLI.--Effingham, Governor. Death of Beverley. Effingham's
Corruption and Tyranny. 335

XLII.--William and Mary proclaimed. College chartered.
Andros, Governor. 343

XLIII.--Condition of Virginia. Powers of Governor. Courts and
State Officers. Revenue. 349

XLIV.--Administration of Andros. Nicholson again Governor. 356

XLV.--Assembly held in the College. Ceremony of Opening.
Governor's Speech. 364

XLVI.--Church Affairs. Nicholson recalled. Huguenots. 367

XLVII.--Rev. Francis Makemie. Dissenters. 371

XLVIII.--Nott, Lieutenant-Governor. Earl of Orkney,
Governor-in-chief. 375

XLIX.--Spotswood, Governor. 378

L.--Indian School. 384

LI.--Spotswood's Tramontane Expedition. 387

LII.--Virginia succours South Carolina. Disputes between
Spotswood and the Burgesses. Blackbeard. 391

LIII.--Spotswood's Administration reviewed. His subsequent
Career and Death. His Family. 398

LIV.--Drysdale, Governor. Robert Carter, President. 411

LV.--Gooch's Administration. Carthagena Expedition. 414

LVI.--Settlement of the Valley. John Lewis. 423

LVII.--Rev. James Blair. Governor Gooch and the Dissenters.
Morris. Davies. Whitefield. 433

LVIII.--Gooch resigns. Robinson, President. Lee, President.
Burwell, President. 444

LIX.--Dinwiddie, Governor. Davies and the Dissenters.
George Washington. Fairfax. 452

LX.--Hostilities with the French. Death of Jumonville.
Washington surrenders at Fort Necessity. 460

LXI.--Dinwiddie's Administration, continued. Braddock's
Expedition. 469

LXII.--Davies. Waddell. Washington. 482

LXIII.--Settlers of the Valley. Sandy Creek Expedition.
Dinwiddie succeeded by President Blair. 488

LXIV.--Fauquier, Governor. Forbes captures Fort Du Quesne. 500

LXV.--"The Parsons' Cause." Patrick Henry's Speech. 507

LXVI.--Patrick Henry. 519

LXVII.--Rev. Jonathan Boucher's Opinions on Slavery. Remarks. 526

LXVIII.--Disputes between Colonies and Mother Country. Stamp
Act. Speaker Robinson, Randolph, Bland, Pendleton,
Lee, Wythe. 530

LXIX.--Stamp Act opposed. Loan-Office Scheme. Robinson's
Defalcation. Stamp Act Repealed. Offices of Speaker
and Treasurer separated. Family of Robinson. 538

LXX.--Bland's Inquiry. Death of Fauquier. Persecution of
Baptists. Blair's tolerant Spirit. 549

LXXI.--Botetourt, Governor. Parliamentary Measures resisted.
Death of Botetourt. Nelson, President. American
Episcopate. 550

LXXII.--Rev. Devereux Jarratt. 563

LXXIII.--Duty on Tea. Dunmore, Governor. Revolutionary
Proceedings. 568

LXXIV.--Dunmore's Administration. Revolutionary Proceedings. 572

LXXV.--Richard Henry Lee. Congress at Philadelphia. Patrick
Henry. Washington. 577

LXXVI.--Battle of Point Pleasant. General Andrew Lewis.
Cornstalk. 582

LXXVII.--Logan. Kenton. Girty. Dunmore's ambiguous Conduct. 590

LXXVIII.--Daniel Boone. 595

LXXIX.--Second Virginia Convention. Henry's Resolutions and
Speech. 599

LXXX.--Thomas Jefferson. 603

LXXXI.--Dunmore removes the Gunpowder. Revolutionary
Commotions. Patrick Henry extorts Compensation for
the Powder from the Governor. 607

LXXXII.--The Mecklenburg Declaration. 615

LXXXIII.--Dunmore retires from Williamsburg. Washington made
Commander-in-chief. 618

LXXXIV.--Committee of Safety. Carrington, Read, Cabell. Death
of Peyton Randolph. The Randolphs of Virginia. 624

LXXXV.--Dunmore's War. Battle of Great Bridge. Committee of
Safety and Colonel Henry. 632

LXXXVI.--Dunmore's War, continued. Colonel Henry resigns. 639

LXXXVII.--Convention at Williamsburg. Declaration of Rights and
Constitution of Virginia. Patrick Henry, Governor.
George Mason. 644

LXXXVIII.--Declaration of Independence. George Wythe. Benjamin
Harrison, Jr., of Berkley. Thomas Nelson. 652

LXXXIX.--Richard Henry Lee. Francis Lightfoot Lee. Carter
Braxton. 659

XC.--Dunmore retires from Virginia. Events of the War in
the North. Death of General Hugh Mercer. 664

XCI.--Death of Richard Bland. The Bland Genealogy.
Petitions concerning Church Establishment. Scheme
of Dictator. Hampden Sidney College. The Virginia
Navy. 670

XCII.--Examination of Charges against Richard Henry Lee.
His Honorable Acquittal. 681

XCIII.--Events of the War in the North. General Clark's
Expedition to the Northwest. 685

XCIV.--Convention Troops removed to Charlottesville. Church
Establishment abolished. Events of the War in the
South. Battle of King's Mountain. Jefferson,
Governor. 693

XCV.--Arthur Lee. Silas Deane. Dr. Franklin. James
Madison. 701

XCVI.--Logan. Leslie's Invasion. Removal of Convention
Troops. 706

XCVII.--Arnold's Invasion. 710

XCVIII.--Battle of the Cowpens and of Guilford. Phillips and
Arnold invade Virginia. 715

XCIX.--Cornwallis and La Fayette in Virginia. Nelson,
Governor. 726

C.--Capture of the Patriot. The Barrens and Captain
Starlins. Battle of the Barges. 738

CI.--Washington in the North. Cornwallis occupies
Yorktown. Battle of Eutaw Springs. Henry Lee.
Washington invests Yorktown. Cornwallis
surrenders. 742

HISTORY OF THE COLONY

AND

ANCIENT DOMINION OF VIRGINIA.

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