The Planters of Colonial VirginiaWertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
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The Planters of Colonial Virginia
Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
Slavery -- Virginia; Virginia -- Economic conditions; Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Randolph, Edward,
remarks on slow growth of Virginia population, 99;
says holdings of large tracts of land causes migration from
Virginia, 141-143;
says quit rents avoided, 142;
suggests limiting size of grants, 143.
Randolph, William,
imports slaves, 130.
Rappahannock county,
land transfers in, 46;
landowners of listed as headrights, 76; 79.
Rent Roll,
Nickolson orders, 51;
attempted in 1699, 52;
completed in 1704-5, 52;
shows small plantations, 53;
accuracy of, 54-55;
5,500 farms listed in, 55;
compared with tithables of 1702, 57-58;
compared with headrights, 97-99;
contains names of few freedmen, 122-123.
Restoration Period,
brings suffering to Virginia, 84; 97; 104; 115; 116.
Rich, Nathaniel,
buys tobacco at 2s a pound, 64.
Roberts, Robert,
buys land, 49.
Robertson, William,
makes copy of rent roll of 1704, 52.
Robins, Sampson, 79;
patents land, 80.
Robinson, John,
landowning freedman, 75.
Rolfe, Capt. John,
first to cure Virginia tobacco, 24; 25.
Rooking, William,
servants and slaves of, 59.
Rowlston, Lionell,
servant, _Burgess_ in 1629, 73;
_Burgess_ in 1632, 74;
landowner, 74.
Russell, John,
landowning freedman, 75.
Russia,
tobacco trade to, 118-119; 148.
Samuel, Anthony,
buys 300 acres, 50.
Sandys, George,
selects site for iron works, 17;
describes failure of glass works in Virginia, 19;
writes for servants, 30;
gives wages of laborers, 44.
Sandys, Sir Edwin,
expects Virginia to duplicate England, 28.
Savadge, Thomas,
landowning freedman, 74.
Scotchmon, Robert,
servant, _Burgess_ in 1632, 74.
Scott, Thomas,
has 57 slaves, 158.
Scruely, Richard,
patents land, 79.
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