4408. LANDS (Indian), Virginia and.—
That the lands of this colony[Virginia] were
taken from the Indians by conquest, is not so
general a truth as is supposed. I find in our
histories and records, repeated proofs of purchase,
which cover a considerable part of the
lower country; and many more would doubtless
be found on further search. The upper
country, we know, has been acquired altogether
by purchases made in the most unexceptionable
form.—
Notes on Virginia. Washington ed. viii, 339.
Ford ed., iii, 196.
(1782)
