A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 من الصفحات |
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... Indians * Hominy or homoni , as the word is spelt by Stith and others , is too generally known in Virginia to need a des- cription ; but the origin of the word is involved in obscu- rity . Whether it be an Indian word or a corruption in ...
... Indians * Hominy or homoni , as the word is spelt by Stith and others , is too generally known in Virginia to need a des- cription ; but the origin of the word is involved in obscu- rity . Whether it be an Indian word or a corruption in ...
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... Indians , whose vain or thoughtless parade had excited alarm . In the evening they returned to their boat , and lay at some distance from the shore , for fear of some hostility from the natives during the night . The discoveries of the ...
... Indians , whose vain or thoughtless parade had excited alarm . In the evening they returned to their boat , and lay at some distance from the shore , for fear of some hostility from the natives during the night . The discoveries of the ...
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... Indians , rendered him of singular service to the English both as a guide and in- terpreter . Under his guidance ... Indian stole from the 12.
... Indians , rendered him of singular service to the English both as a guide and in- terpreter . Under his guidance ... Indian stole from the 12.
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... Indian stole from the company a silver cup . This trivial offence brought destruction on their town , which was reduced to ashes by their merciless invaders . Grenville after this sailed for Hatteras , leav- ing about a hundred men at ...
... Indian stole from the company a silver cup . This trivial offence brought destruction on their town , which was reduced to ashes by their merciless invaders . Grenville after this sailed for Hatteras , leav- ing about a hundred men at ...
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... Indians . Thirty of these were united in a grand confederacy under the emperor Powhatan . The dominions of this mighty chief , who was long the most powerful rival , and most implacable foe , with whom the English had to contend ...
... Indians . Thirty of these were united in a grand confederacy under the emperor Powhatan . The dominions of this mighty chief , who was long the most powerful rival , and most implacable foe , with whom the English had to contend ...
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