Tea, 33, 97, 107, 215 ban on drinking, 110 disturbances caused by duty on, 59, 209 repeal of duty on, 131 Telescopes, 117 Tenancy, xxviii, 92 Terraces, xx, 81, 237-238 _see also_ falling gardens "The Cliffs," Richmond County, Fauntleroy home, 241, 243, 245 _The Spectator_, 4, 37 Priscilla Carter studies, 20 Theodolites, 187, 191, 196 Tholepins, 146 Thompson, Dr. Thomas, 51, 156, 205, 244 Thornton, Charlotte (Belson), 95, 148, 201, 246 Col. Presley, 246 Thunder and lightning, frighten Mrs. Carter, 79, 123, 144 Tibbs, Capt., 183 Ticks, 158, 169, 181 Tidewater Virginia, emigration from begins early, xiv England seeks to exploit products of, xiii "Golden Age," in, xiii great landowners dominate life in, xv methods of operating estates in, xv-xvi tobacco industry in, xiv Tinkers, 185 Tobacco, 88, 117, 142, 144, 185, 200 shipments of, stopped, 113, 117 wasteful system of cultivation, xiv _see also_ Tobacco industry Tobacco industry, adversely affected by various factors, xiv Toddy, 29, 57, 90 Toll mills, 75 Tom (coachman), 55, 134 Tom (hostler), 91, 200 Toothache, 29, 84, 108, 185, 186 Tories, 191, 245 Towns, plans for building, 89 _see also_ Aquia, Colchester, Fredericksburg, Hobb's Hole, Leeds, Norfolk, Williamsburg Trade, no social stigma attached to, xvi Carter engages in, 75 Travel, by water, xxiii, 31, 144-145, 192 overland, 144, 149 _see also_ Carriages, Chairs, Chariots, Coaches, Sedans Trenton, N.J., 127 _Tristram Shandy_, 129 Trumpet Minuet, 30 Tryon, Gov. William, 64 "Tuckahoe," Goochland County, Randolph home, description of, 238-239 Tudor Rose (decorative motif), xxii Turberville, Betty Tayloe (Corbin), 242 George, 84, 130 Mrs. George, 84, 90, 130 George Richard, 242 John, of "Hickory Hill," 47, 73, 88, 110, 137, 147, 202, 242 Letitia Corbin (Letty), 25, 31, 88, 89, 90, 125, 136, 157, 200, 202, 242 Martha (Corbin), 31, 88, 188, 200, 202, 242 family, xxxi, 158 Turpentine, 190 Tutors, xviii, xix, 3, 6-7, 93-94, 95, 109, 143, 201, 238, 243, 247-248 American-born, 29, 93-94, 112 at Bushfield, 41, 244 at Sabine Hall, xviii barred out of schoolroom, 34 conduct prescribed for, 159-168 Englishmen as, xix, 112 salaries and perquisites of, 3, 6-7 Scotchmen as, xix, 29, 41, 90, 93-94, 244 social position of, xix Tyler's Ferry, 96, 110, 208, 247 Tyre, _Dictionary_, 25 Ucomico Church, _see_ Yeocomico Church Ucomico River, _see_ Yeocomico River Umbrellas, 144 _Universal Magazine_, quoted, 71-72, 73 Upper Marlborough, Md., 97, 209, 247 _Urania, or a choice collection of Psalm-Tunes, Anthems and Hymns_, 247 Valentines, 58, 62, 65, 245 for Priscilla Carter, 65, 230-233 Valley of Virginia, xxxii
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