SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
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Chapter I. —Early Voyages of Discovery. Sir Walter Raleigh's 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
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