The Present State of Virginia

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Hugh Jones. The Present State of Virginia

The Present State of Virginia

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

THE. STATE. OF. VIRGINIA

PART I

Chap. I

Of the Original of the Indians, Europeans, and Negroes

Chap. II

Of the Government, Religion, Habit, Wars, Lives, Customs, &c. of the Indians of North America, and of Christanna

PART II

Chap. I

Of the English Settlements in Virginia

Chap. II

Of the Metropolis Williamsburgh, and the College, Capitol, and Governor's House, and the Church, &c

Chap. III

Of the Situation and Nature of the Country of Virginia, and its Coasts, &c

Chap. IV

Of the Negroes, with the Planting and Management of Indian Corn, Tobacco,&c. and of their Timber, Stock, Fruits, Provision, and Habitations,&c

Chap. V

Of the Habits, Customs, Parts, Imployments, Trade, &c. of the Virginians; and of the Weather, Coin, Sickness, Liquors, Servants, Poor, Pitch, Tar, Oar, &c

Chap. VI

Of Germanna, the Palatines, Wine, Hemp, Flax, Silk, Sumack, Trees, Fruits, Coals, the Tracts of Land, Health, Militia, the Mannacan Town, Titles, Levies, Burgesses, Laws, and general Assembly

PART III

Of the State of the Church and Clergy of Virginia

PART IV

Of Authors concerning Virginia, and its publick Officers, Guard-Ships, and the State of Maryland and North Carolina. The Conclusion

APPENDIX

Scheme I

Of Education in Virginia

Scheme II

Of Religion in Virginia

Scheme III

Of Arts, Projects, Inventions, and Manufactures in Virginia

Scheme IV

Of Trade in Virginia

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Hugh Jones

Published by Good Press, 2019

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They cohabit in some hundreds of Families, and fix upon the richest Ground to build their wooden Houses, which they place in a circular Form, meanly defended with Pales, and covered with Bark; the middle Area (or Forum) being for common Uses and publick Occasions. The Women in order to plant their Indian Corn and Tobacco (to clear the Ground of Trees) cut the Bark round; so that they die and don't shade the Ground, and decay in Time.

Wherever we meet with an old Indian Field, or Place where they have lived, we are sure of the best Ground. They all remove their Habitation for fear of their Enemies, or for the Sake of Game and Provision.

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