Vice, erroneous impressions concerning prevalence in Virginia, 9, 46-47 Violins, 30, 57, 121, 207 _see also_ Fiddles Virgil, 74, 82, 83, 128, 138, 152 Virginia, characteristic dress of women, 29 compared with New Jersey, 60-61, 100, 159-164, 167-168 false impression regarding ungodliness in, 9, 46-47 fasts in, 110, 111, 112 General Assembly of, 117 dissolved by Governor, 110, 112 General Court of, 26, 95, 199, 203 Governor of, dissolves Assembly, 110, 112 toasts to, 59, 64, 129 Governor's Council, xxix hospitality and politeness in, 29, 43, 90 Indian disturbances on frontier, 187 peculiarities of speech in, 177 political unrest, _see_ American Revolution Sabbath observance in, 73, 137, 167-168 social character of religious gatherings, 29, 162 _see also_ Piedmont Virginia, Tidewater Virginia, Valley of Virginia _Virginia Gazette_, 64, 65, 67, 69, 79, 245, 247, 248 Vorhees, Mr., 98, 247 Waddell, Rev. James, 73, 245 Wade, Miss, 155 Wadman, Mr., 172 Waiting-men, 94, 96 Walker, Mr., 25, 28 Capt., 22, 28, 29, 32, 88, 172, 191, 202, 242 Wall, Mr., comedian, 98, 247 Dr. Llewellyn Lechmere, 247 Wallings, Mr., 17 Ward, Dr., 4, 14, 98, 100 Mrs., 99, 104 James, 106 Warden, Mr., 75, 88, 116, 172 John, tutor, 28, 243 Ware, "Aunt," 100 Rachel, 100 Warehouses, 89, 117 hinder shipping of tobacco, 117 Warsaw, Va., 241 Warwick, Md., 98, 210, 247 Washington, George, 238, 244 ideas on education, xvii Jenny, 51, 88, 123, 125, 135, 136, 148, 178, 196 Col. John Augustine, of "Bushfield," 51, 66, 83, 90, 137, 142, 145, 244, 245 Mrs. John Augustine, 51, 88, 202 Wash-houses, 81 Washer-women, 96, 207 Waste-gates, 75 Watch seals, 84, 209 Watches, 84 Watermelons, 151, 152, 157 _Water Parted from the Sea_ (song), 37, 132, 243 Watt, _Logick_, 194 Webster, Althea (Alhe), 106 Betsy, 106 Peletiah (Palatiah), letter to, 172-173 Ruth, 106, 107 letter to, 174-175 Weddings, 51 Wellford, Mrs. William Harrison, 237 West, Mr., 97 Westmoreland County, 135, 241, 242, 243, 244, 248 Westmoreland County Court, 87, 149, 181 Westmoreland Court House, Va., 96, 208, 247 tavern at, 110 Wet nurses, 39 Wheat, 75, 112, 114, 125 Carter purchases for mill, 190 exported to Philadelphia, 77 Wheatly, Phillis, 72, 245 poem by, quoted, 73 White Plains, battle at, xxxii Wiggins, Dr., 7 Wildernesses, xx _Will Wimple_, 58 Williams, John Rogers, edits Fithian manuscripts, xxxii, 239 Williamsburg, xxx, 26, 34, 40, 44, 69, 79, 95, 126, 134, 172, 198, 245, 247, 248 Carter home at, xxix, 79 library of Carter at, 119 organ at, 30, 51 public houses at, 65 Robert Carter visits, xxix, 200 _see also_ College of William and Mary Willing, Mr., 94 Thomas, 246