Give Me Liberty: The Struggle for Self-Government in VirginiaWertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
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Give Me Liberty: The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia
Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
Virginia -- Politics and government -- To 1775
Virginia Company of London:
charter of 1606, 1, 4;
set up despotism, 5;
members consider going to Virginia, 7;
James I attacks, 11;
_A True Answer_, 11;
blamed by commission, 11;
rejects King's offer, 12;
appeals to Parliament, 12;
charter revoked, 12;
reasons for, 13;
restoring of opposed, 17
Wallace, Rev. James:
sermon enrages Nicholson, 141, 142;
testifies against Nicholson, 148
Washington, George:
warns French on Ohio, 201;
expedition to Ohio, 202;
commands in Valley, 205;
Continental Congress, 240;
wears uniform to Congress, 245;
commander-in-chief, 245;
predicts independence, 254, 255
West:
expansion into, 182;
aids democracy, 184
West, Capt. Francis: Governor, 37
West, John:
acting Governor, 47;
sent to England, 49
William III: joint monarch, 121, 122
Williamsburg:
capitol at, 146;
Nicholson founds, 146;
celebrates Stamp Act repeal, 230;
day of prayer, 239;
powder seized, 244;
an armed camp, 248;
celebrates independence, 256, 257
Wingfield, Edward:
member of Council, 4;
ousted, 5;
accuses other Councillors, 5
Wormeley, Ralph: supports Dunmore, 242
Wyatt, Sir Francis:
receives constitution, 9;
Governor, 51
Wythe, George: 219;
protests Stamp Act, 224
Yeardley, Capt. George:
Governor, 6;
brings Magna Carta, 9;
calls first Assembly, 10;
reappointed, 13;
pleads for Assembly, 14;
death, 36
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Transcriber's Corrections
Following is a list of significant typographical errors that have been
corrected.
- Page 7, missing close quote added according to original source text by
Brown (of the Court.").
- Page 23, missing close quote added based on transcriber assumption
because original source text was not found for confirmation (King in
Council.").
- Page 47, "Harvery" changed to "Harvey" (forced Harvey to deliver).
- Page 90, "hubub" changed to "hubbub" (hearing the hubbub).
- Page 123, "aproved" changed to "approved" (he approved of it).
- Page 126, missing open quote added based on transcriber assumption
because original source text was not found for confirmation ("but he
hath not estate).
- Page 128, close quote removed based on transcriber assumption because
open quote is missing and original source text was not found for
confirmation (he dissolved them.).
- Page 128, missing close quote added based on transcriber assumption
because original source text was not found for confirmation (the King's
"goodness").
- Page 143, missing close quote added based on transcriber assumption
because original source text was not found for confirmation (to live
here.").
- Page 148, "perscution" changed to "persecution" (persecution and
injustice).
- Page 170, missing open quote added based on transcriber assumption
because original source text was not found for confirmation
("extraordinary emergency").
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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