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History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia By: Charles Campbell (1807-1876) |
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Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the
original. A complete list of corrections follows the text. Other notes
are also at the end of the file.
HISTORY OF THE COLONY AND ANCIENT DOMINION OF VIRGINIA.
BY CHARLES CAMPBELL.
PHILADELPHIA:
J. B. LIPPINCOTT AND CO.
1860.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by CHARLES CAMPBELL, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the
Eastern District of Virginia.
PREFACE.
Although Virginia must be content with a secondary and unpretending rank
in the general department of history, yet in the abundance and the
interest of her historical materials, she may, without presumption,
claim pre eminence among the Anglo American colonies. While developing
the rich resources with which nature has so munificently endowed her,
she ought not to neglect her past, which teaches so many useful lessons,
and carries with it so many proud recollections. Her documentary
history, lying, much of it, scattered and fragmentary, in part
slumbering in the dusty oblivion of Transatlantic archives, ought to be
collected with pious care, and embalmed in the perpetuity of print. The work now presented to the reader will be found to be written in
conformity with the following maxim of Lord Bacon: "It is the office of
history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels,
and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon, to the liberty
and faculty of every man's judgment." I avail myself of this occasion to express my acknowledgments to Hugh B.
Grigsby, Esq., (who has contributed so much to the illustration of
Virginia history by his own writings,) for many valuable suggestions,
and for having undergone the trouble of revising a large part of the
manuscript of this work. PETERSBURG, VA., September 2d, 1859 .
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
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.
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