| PART I. |
|
PAGE |
| Introduction |
1 |
| Sir Walter Ralegh's Patent from Queen Elizabeth |
8 |
| I. |
| Sir Walter Ralegh |
15 |
| Sir Walter Ralegh described by Bancroft |
17 |
| II. |
| Ralph Lane |
19 |
| III. |
| John White |
21 |
| IV. |
| Sir Thomas Smith |
23 |
Articles, Instructions, and Orders for the good Order
and Government of the two several Colonies and
Plantations, by King James I |
24 |
| V. |
| Edward Maria Wingfield |
28 |
| VI. |
| John Ratcliffe |
30 |
| VII. |
| Captain John Smith |
31 |
| Captain John Smith described by Abiel Holmes |
39 |
| Captain John Smith described by Thomas Jefferson |
39 |
| Captain John Smith described by Bancroft |
40 |
| Captain John Smith described by John H. Wheeler |
40 |
| Captain John Smith described by William Meade |
41 |
| Captain John Smith described by W. W. Henry |
42 |
| Captain John Smith described by William Wirt |
42 |
| VIII. |
| Captain George Percy |
44 |
| IX. |
| Sir Thomas Gates |
46 |
| X. |
| Lord De La Warr |
47 |
| XI. |
| Captain George Percy |
50 |
| XII. |
| Sir Thomas Dale |
51 |
| XIII. |
| Sir Thomas Gates |
53 |
| XIV. |
| Sir Thomas Dale |
54 |
| XV. |
| Captain George Yeardley |
55 |
| XVI. |
| Captain Samuel Argall |
56 |
| XVII. |
| Captain Nathaniel Powell |
59 |
| XVIII. |
| Sir George Yeardley |
60 |
"A Reporte of the manner of proceeding in the General
assembly convented at James citty in Virginia,"
July 30, 1619 |
61 |
| XIX. |
| Sir Francis Wyatt |
86 |
| XX. |
| Sir George Yeardley |
88 |
| XXI. |
| Captain Francis West |
89 |
| XXII. |
| Doctor John Pott |
90 |
| XXIII. |
| Sir John Harvey |
91 |
| XXIV. |
| Captain John West |
92 |
| XXV. |
| Sir John Harvey |
93 |
| XXVI. |
| Sir Francis Wyatt |
94 |
| XXVII. |
| Sir William Berkeley |
95 |
| XXVIII. |
| Richard Kempe |
96 |
| Richard Kempe described by Bishop Wm. Meade |
96 |
| XXIX. |
| Sir William Berkeley |
98 |
| XXX. |
| Richard Bennet |
100 |
| "Articles at the surrender of the Countrie" |
100 |
| Articles, etc., agreed upon |
102 |
"An Act of Indemquitie made att the surrender of
the Countrey" |
103 |
| XXXI. |
| Edward Digges |
105 |
| XXXII. |
| Captain Samuel Matthews |
106 |
Proceedings of Captain Matthews and Council in a
contest with the Assembly, John Smith, Speaker |
107 |
| XXXIII. |
| Sir William Berkeley |
113 |
| Protest against Navigation Act |
114 |
| XXXIV. |
| Colonel Francis Moryson |
115 |
Act I. of Revised Laws, concerning the building of
Churches |
115 |
| XXXV. |
| Sir William Berkeley |
117 |
| XXXVI. |
| Sir Herbert Jeffries |
120 |
| XXXVII. |
| Sir Henry Chicheley |
121 |
| XXXVIII. |
| Thomas, Lord Culpeper |
123 |
Lord Culpeper's hostility to the introduction of printing
into the Colony |
125 |
| XXXIX. |
| Nicholas Spencer |
126 |
| XL. |
| Francis, Lord Howard |
127 |
| XLI. |
| Nathaniel Bacon |
128 |
| XLII. |
| Sir Francis Nicholson |
130 |
| XLIII. |
| Sir Edmund Andros |
132 |
| XLIV. |
| George Hamilton Douglas (Earl of Orkney) |
135 |
| XLV. |
| Sir Francis Nicholson |
136 |
| XLVI. |
| Edward Nott |
137 |
| XLVII. |
| Edmund Jenings |
139 |
| XLVIII. |
| Robert Hunter |
140 |
| XLIX. |
| Alexander Spotswood |
141 |
| Journal of Mr. Fontaine |
144 |
| L. |
| Hugh Drysdale |
151 |
| LI. |
| Robert Carter |
152 |
| Governor Carter's Epitaph |
152 |
| LII. |
| William Gooch |
154 |
| LIII. |
| William Anne Keppel |
155 |
| LIV. |
| Commissary James Blair |
156 |
| Epitaph |
157 |
| LV. |
| Sir William Gooch |
159 |
| LVI. |
| John Robinson |
160 |
| LVII. |
| Thomas Lee |
162 |
| Epitaph of Richard Lee |
163 |
| Epitaph of Thomas Lee |
164 |
| LVIII. |
| Lewis Burwell |
166 |
| Epitaph |
166 |
| LIX. |
| Robert Dinwiddie |
168 |
| Bancroft's tribute to Washington |
169 |
| LX. |
| John Campbell (Earl of Loudon) |
172 |
| LXI. |
| John Blair |
173 |
| LXII. |
| Francis Fauquier |
175 |
Address and Resolutions of patriots of the Northern
Neck of Virginia, after passage of Stamp Act,
drawn up by Richard Henry Lee |
177 |
| LXIII. |
| Sir Jeffrey Amherst |
181 |
| Extract from speech of William Pitt (Lord Chatham) |
183 |
| Macaulay's description of Pitt |
184 |
| LXIV. |
| John Blair |
185 |
| LXV. |
| Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt |
187 |
| Bancroft's description of Botetourt |
187 |
| LXVI. |
| William Nelson |
190 |
| Eulogy on Nelson, by Mr. Camm |
191 |
| Epitaph |
192 |
| LXVII. |
| John Murray |
193 |
Extract from Bancroft, on the Assembly of March 4,
1773 |
194 |
Extract from Thomas Jefferson, concerning Logan,
the Cayuga Chief |
196 |
| LXVIII. |
| Peyton Randolph |
199 |
Extract from Patrick Henry's speech in Convention,
held at Richmond, Virginia, March 20, 1775 |
205 |
| LXIX. |
| Edmund Pendleton |
209 |
| Described by William Wirt |
210 |
Bancroft's description of Convention, held at Richmond,
Virginia, May, 1776 |
211 |
| Declaration of Rights |
216 |
| LXX. |
| Patrick Henry |
220 |
| Described by William Wirt |
221 |
| The Constitution of Virginia, adopted June 29, 1776 |
226 |
| Extract from Williamsburg Gazette, of May 17, 1776 |
232 |
| Extract from Thomas Jefferson |
236 |
Extract from William Wirt, concerning the Convention
in Richmond, Virginia, which met June 2, 1788 |
237 |
William Wirt's description of Patrick Henry's adieu
to his profession |
239 |
| LXXI. |
| Thomas Jefferson |
240 |
| Extract from Autobiography |
240 |
| Extract from Autobiography |
243 |
Resolution of thanks by General Assembly to Thomas
Jefferson |
245 |
Resolutions for a cession of the lands on the northwest
side of Ohio to the United States |
246 |
| Resolution indemnifying William Fleming |
248 |
| Extract from Washington's letter to Governor Brooke |
254 |
| LXII. |
| Thomas Nelson, Jr. |
256 |
Extract from General Henry Lee, concerning the
heroism of Captain Matthew Smith |
259 |
Act of Assembly to indemnify Thomas Nelson and to
legalize certain acts of his administration |
260 |
| PART II. |
| Introduction |
265 |
| "List of the Livinge in Virginia," 1623 |
267 |
| List of counties in Virginia, 1892 |
268 |
| LXXIII. |
| Benjamin Harrison |
270 |
Proclamation concerning the ratification of articles of
peace, 1783 |
271 |
An Act concerning regulations respecting the British
trade |
272 |
| LXXIV. |
| Patrick Henry |
273 |
| Described by William Wirt |
273 |
Close of Patrick Henry's life, described by W. W.
Henry |
277 |
Preamble to Act for the revision of the laws, October,
1776 |
277 |
| LXXV. |
| Edmund Randolph |
279 |
Bishop William Meade describes the views of Edmund
Randolph on religious subjects |
283 |
| LXXVI. |
| Beverley Randolph |
284 |
An Act for the cession of ten miles square to the
United States |
285 |
| LXXVII. |
| Henry Lee |
287 |
| Corps of Cavalry, described by his distinguished biographer |
287 |
| "Spread Eagle Tavern" incident |
288 |
| "Paulus's Hook" movement |
289 |
Address from the citizens of Alexandria, Virginia, to
George Washington |
291 |
Author of "Memoirs of the War in the Southern
Department of the United States," revised by his
son, General Robert E. Lee |
293 |
| LXXVIII. |
| Robert Brooke |
295 |
| Extract from Washington's address to Congress, 1795 |
295 |
| LXXIX. |
| James Wood |
298 |
Extract from Washington's address to Congress,
December, 1796 |
298 |
| LXXX. |
| James Monroe |
300 |
| Inscription upon tomb of Daniel Morgan |
303 |
| Extract from "Monroe Doctrine" |
305 |
| LXXXI. |
| John Page |
306 |
| LXXXII. |
| William H. Cabell |
310 |
Extract from Resolutions of Respect, by Court of
Appeals |
311 |
| LXXXIII. |
| John Tyler |
313 |
| LXXXIV. |
| James Monroe |
315 |
| Extract from Report of Committee on Foreign Relations |
315 |
| LXXXV. |
| George William Smith |
318 |
| LXXXVI. |
| Peyton Randolph |
320 |
| LXXXVII. |
| James Barbour |
321 |
William Wirt's description of James Waddell, the
blind preacher |
321 |
| LXXXVIII. |
| Wilson Cary Nicholas |
326 |
| LXXXIX. |
| James P. Preston |
328 |
| XC. |
| Thomas Mann Randolph |
330 |
Decision of Supreme Court of United States, concerning
Dartmouth College |
331 |
| Extract from speech of Daniel Webster |
331 |
Extract from Inaugural address of President James
Monroe |
332 |
An Act ceding to the United States the lands on Old
Point Comfort, etc. |
332 |
| XCI. |
| James Pleasants, Jr. |
334 |
| XCII. |
| John Tyler |
336 |
| XCIII. |
| William B. Giles |
338 |
| XCIV. |
| John Floyd |
340 |
| XCV. |
| Littleton Waller Tazewell |
342 |
| XCVI. |
| Wyndham Robertson |
344 |
| XCVII. |
| David Campbell |
346 |
| XCVIII. |
| Thomas Walker Gilmer |
349 |
| XCIX. |
| John Mercer Patton |
352 |
| C. |
| John Rutherfoord |
354 |
| CI. |
| John M. Gregory |
356 |
| CII. |
| James McDowell |
358 |
| CIII. |
| William Smith |
360 |
Act declaring the County of Alexandria, formerly in
the District of Columbia, to be an integral portion
of the Commonwealth of Virginia |
361 |
| CIV. |
| John Buchanan Floyd |
363 |
Description of Washington Monument in Richmond,
Virginia |
363 |
| CV. |
| Joseph Johnson |
365 |
| CVI. |
| Henry Alexander Wise |
367 |
| CVII. |
| John Letcher |
369 |
Resolutions by Hon. John J. Allen, offered in a mass-meeting
of the people of Botetourt County, Virginia |
370 |
An ordinance to repeal the ratification of the Constitution
of the United States of America, by the
State of Virginia |
375 |
A Declaration of the people of Virginia represented
in Convention, at the City of Wheeling, June 13,
1861 |
376 |
Tribute of respect to Governor Letcher by General
Assembly |
378 |
| CVIII. |
| William Smith |
379 |
| CIX. |
| Francis H. Pierpoint |
381 |
Resolutions by the General Assembly requesting the
President of the United States to grant a general
Amnesty to the citizens of Virginia |
383 |
Resolutions by the General Assembly of Virginia,
approving the policy of the President of the United
States, etc. |
383 |
| CX. |
| Henry H. Wells |
385 |
| CXI. |
| Gilbert C. Walker |
387 |
An Act to ratify the Joint Resolution of Congress,
passed June 16, 1866, proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States of America |
388 |
An Act to ratify the Joint Resolution of Congress,
passed February 27, 1869, proposing an Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States |
389 |
| CXII. |
| James Lawson Kemper |
391 |
Resolutions by General Assembly of Virginia, protesting
against the passage of the Civil Rights Bill |
392 |
| CXIII. |
| Frederick W. M. Holliday |
394 |
| Published addresses |
395 |
| CXIV. |
| William Ewan Cameron |
397 |
| Act abolishing the "whipping-post" |
398 |
| CXV. |
| Fitzhugh Lee |
399 |
| Extract of letter from General R. E. Lee |
400 |
Resolution of General Assembly extending thanks to
the Attorney-General, etc. |
402 |
| CXVI. |
| Philip W. McKinney |
403 |
Act to provide for the settlement of the public debt of
Virginia |
405 |
Extracts from Report of Commissioner of Agriculture
for Virginia |
413 |
| APPENDIX. |
| Note A—Christopher Columbus |
441 |
| Note B—Venice |
442 |
| Note C—General Robert E. Lee |
443 |
| General Thomas J. Jackson |
443 |
Note D—Causes which rendered necessary the New
Edition of the Code of Virginia, 1873 |
443 |
