The History and Government of West VirginiaAcme publishing Company, 1901 - 511 pages |
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... us , it can readily be sur- mised that many of the expatriated settlers in Virginia were not villians , but rather were unfortunate persons willing to lead upright lives if given a chance . When they INTRODUCTORY . 3.
... us , it can readily be sur- mised that many of the expatriated settlers in Virginia were not villians , but rather were unfortunate persons willing to lead upright lives if given a chance . When they INTRODUCTORY . 3.
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... persons nearly starved to death , and there was no prosperity in the colony . For the first few years the settlement con- tained no women and children . The men did not regard the country as a permanent home , but only as a temporary ...
... persons nearly starved to death , and there was no prosperity in the colony . For the first few years the settlement con- tained no women and children . The men did not regard the country as a permanent home , but only as a temporary ...
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... person to each square mile . The settlers at once came in contact with the natives , who Powhatan was were generally harmless but not always so . chief of the principal tribe , and lived in a village near the site of Richmond . The ...
... person to each square mile . The settlers at once came in contact with the natives , who Powhatan was were generally harmless but not always so . chief of the principal tribe , and lived in a village near the site of Richmond . The ...
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... person who either lets them lie idle or occupies them with tenants , as Lord Fairfax wished to do . Such tracts of land should be sold in small parcels at fair prices . 6. Proposed Manors . - Lord Fairfax had set apart a manor of 40,000 ...
... person who either lets them lie idle or occupies them with tenants , as Lord Fairfax wished to do . Such tracts of land should be sold in small parcels at fair prices . 6. Proposed Manors . - Lord Fairfax had set apart a manor of 40,000 ...
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... In 1784 he examined in person a route for a canal up the Potomac , nearly to its source ; and from the highest point on the river to which the canal could be constructed , a road thirty miles long WILDERNESS HIGHWAYS 15.
... In 1784 he examined in person a route for a canal up the Potomac , nearly to its source ; and from the highest point on the river to which the canal could be constructed , a road thirty miles long WILDERNESS HIGHWAYS 15.
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Popular passages
Page 65 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 333 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief...
Page 419 - Territory shall be twenty-five thousand dollars to be applied only to instruction in agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural and economic science, with special reference to their applications in the industries of life, and to the facilities for such instruction...
Page 288 - ... 8. White and colored persons shall not be taught in the same school.
Page 65 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat ; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not?
Page 360 - The governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, (a majority of all the senators elected concurring, by yeas and nays), appoint all officers whose offices are established by this constitution, or which may be created by law, and whose appointment or election is not otherwise provided for; and no such officer shall be appointed or elected by the general assembly.
Page 443 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Page 109 - The children of slaves born within the limits of this State after the fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shall be free ; and that all slaves within the said State who shall, at the time aforesaid, be under the age of ten years, shall be free when they arrive at the age of twenty-one years ; and all slaves over ten and under twentyone years shall be free when they arrive at the age of twentyfive years ; and no slave shall be permitted to come into the State for permanent residence...
Page 440 - The federal and State governments are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people, constituted with different powers, and designated for different purposes.
Page 373 - The person having the highest number of votes for either of said offices, shall be declared duly elected thereto; but if two or more have an equal and the highest number of votes for the same office, the Legislature shall, by joint vote, choose one of such persons for said office.