THE CONTENTS.

The INTRODUCTION

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PART I. Chap. I.

Of the Original of the Indians, Europeans, and Negroes. 1

Chap. II.

Of the Government, Religion, Habits, Wars, Lives, Customs, &c. of the Indians of North America 7

Of the French Settlements and Apelachian Mountains 13

Of the Tramontane Order and Expedition, and of Christanna 14

Of Indian Worship and Principles 15

Of the Conversion of the Indians 19

PART II. Chap. I.

Of the English Settlements in Virginia and Maryland 21

Chap. II.

Of the Metropolis Williamsburgh, the College Capitol, Governor's House, and the Church, &c. 25

Chap. III.

Of the Situation and Nature of the Country of Virginia, and its Coasts, &c. 33

Chap. IV.

Of the Negroes, with the Planting and Management of Indian Corn and Tobacco, and of their Timber, Stock, Fruits, Provision, Habitations, &c. 36

Chap. V.

Of the Habits, Customs, Parts, Employments, Trade of the Virginians; and of the Weather, Coin, Sickness, Liquors, Servants, Poor, Pitch, Tar, Oar, &c. 43

Chap. VI.

Of Germanna, the Palatines, Wine, Hemp, Flax, Silk, Sumack, Trees, Fruits, Coals, Tracts of Land, Health, Militia, the Mannacan Town, Titles, Levies, Burgesses, Laws, and general Assembly 59

PART III.

Of the State of the Church and Clergy in Virginia 65

PART IV.

Of Authors concerning Virginia, and its publick Officers, Guard-Ships, and the State of Maryland and North Carolina, &c. 75

APPENDIX.

1. Scheme. Of Education in Virginia 83

2. Scheme. Of Religion in Virginia 95

3. Scheme. Of Arts, Projects, Inventions, and Manufactures in Virginia 112

4. Scheme. Of Trade in Virginia, and the other Plantations 138