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Abb's Valley, origin of name, 115, 116, 382.
Abingdon, its history, 616-669; original name, 617; when established, 626;
origin of name, 626-627; visited by great fire, 635-645; rules and
regulations to govern trustees, 636; streets macadamized, 638; new
charter for town, 639-640; first mayor and council, 641; description
in 1835, 641-642; Va. and Tenn. R. R., 647; description of town 1875,
654-655; Abingdon Coal & Iron R. R. Co., 657; mayors and other
officers, 659-664; purchasers of lots, 664-667.
Academy, Abingdon, female, 567-571; Abingdon, male, 558-567; principals
of, 564; students exempted from taxation, 564; Liberty Hall, 579-580.
Acklin, Christopher, 135, 290, 303, 375, 376, 626, 631, 665, 667.
Acts of Assembly, manner of holding elections, 158; qualifications of
voters, 158; dividing Fincastle county, 254; to purchase all salt in
county, 258; members of legislature elected—election contested, 263264;
first delegates from Wash. Co., 266; to open road to Kentucky,
279; known as Wilderness road, 280; stopping points and distances,
281; declaring what shall be lawful marriage, 370; dissenting ministers
granted licenses, 371; allowing taxes to be paid in stock, &c.,
373; members of legislature, 1785, 388; Washington county divided,
388; Russell county court, 1786, 388; resolution as to Northwest territory,
391; Scott county formed, 464; Washington county, members
legislature, (1819), 467; tolls to be charged on roads, 447; calling
constitutional convention, 470; Smyth county formed, 472; members of
legislature 1859; 511; convention to consider secession, 512; 14th
amendment rejected, 550; 14th and 15th amendment rejected, 555;
government of states re-organized, 555.
Adair, 30, 32, 33, 259.
Adams, George, 110, 132; John, 212; Samuel, 206.
Address to Cherokees by Col. Campbell, 421-422.
Address of House of Burgesses to the king and parliament, 164-169.
Admiralty, board of—bill of parliament to appoint, 177.
Agricultural society organized, 494.
Alamance, battle between regulators and Tryon, 115.
Alderson, Chas. W., 787; John, 42; William, 93-258.
Alexander, Archibald, 61.
Allen, Hugh, 153.
Allison, Chas., 134-136; Robert, 134.
Almshouse, 486.
America, discovery of, 9-10.
Antiquarian society of Copenhagan, 9.
Appalaches, 21, 36, 38, 366.
Appomattox, 34-36.
Appropriation of Wash. county to equip volunteer companies, 515-518.
Arbuckles, 109-152.
Argall, 15.
Armstrong, John, Sec. of War under Madison, 630, 632, 633.
Aspinvale, 360.
Association formed by members of House, 186.
Attakullakulla, 73.
Augusta county—justices of county court, 820-821; sheriffs, 829; attorneys,
834; other officers of county, 839-842.
Austin, Walker, 34.
Avery, Waytestill, 247.
Aylett, John, 108-132.
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