JOHN CHURCHILL, DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.—From an engraving by R. Cooper in the Emmet Collection, New York Public Library (Lenox Building) 29 PRINCE EUGENE.—From an old engraving 31 FRENCH HUGUENOT CHURCH, NEW YORK, 1704.—Redrawn from an old print 32 OLD SWEDES CHURCH, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.—From a drawing by Howard Pyle 34 NEW YORK SLAVE MARKET ABOUT 1730.—Redrawn from an old print 36 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, IN 1740.—Redrawn from an old print 37 OLD STATE HOUSE AT ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.—Redrawn from an old lithograph by Weber 39 NEW YORK, FROM THE HARBOR, ABOUT 1725.—Redrawn from an old print 41 ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD.—Redrawn from the frontispiece in the _Official Letters of Alexander Spotswood_, published by the Virginia Historical Society 42 BRENTON CHURCH, WHERE GOVERNOR SPOTSWOOD WORSHIPPED.—From Lossing’s _Field-Book of the Revolution_ 43 GOVERNOR SPOTSWOOD’S EXPEDITION TO THE BLUE RIDGE.—From a painting by F. Luis Mora 45 COLONEL RHETT AND THE PIRATE STEDE BONNET.—From a painting by Howard Pyle 46 PORTRAIT OF THE PIRATE EDWARD THATCH (OR TEACH).—From Capt. Charles Johnson’s _General History of the Highwaymen_ [etc.]. London, 1736. In the New York Public Library (Lenox Building) 48 SIR ROBERT WALPOLE.—From an old engraving 50 MAP OF THE COAST SETTLEMENTS, 1742.—From an old English map 53 POHICK CHURCH, VIRGINIA, WHERE WASHINGTON WORSHIPPED.—From a sketch by Benson J. Lossing in 1850 55 TITLE-PAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE NEGROES.—Title-page of the original edition of Daniel Horsmanden’s _Journal_ of the so-called “Negro Plot” of 1741. From an original in the New York Public Library (Lenox Building) 57 OSWEGO IN 1750.—Redrawn and _extended_ from a folded view in William Smith’s _History of the Province of New York_. London, 1757 60 JAMES OGLETHORPE.—From an old engraving 63 OGLETHORPE’S ORDER FOR SUPPLIES.—From Winsor’s _America_ 65 SAVANNAH IN 1734.—From an original engraving in the New York Public Library (Lenox Building) 66 ALEXANDER HAMILTON.—From the bust by Palmer in possession of the Honorable Nicholas Fish, of New York _Facing p._ 66