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Title: History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Andrews, Elisha Benjamin, 1844-1917 James, James Alton, 1864-1962
Subjects: United States -- History
Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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century,Williamsburg, the capital of the provincewas nothing but a straggling village of twohundred houses, without a single pavedstreet. Only the College and the gov-ernors palace were of brick. Thecounty-seats were mostly mere glades inthe woods, containing each its court-house,prison, whipping-post, pillory, and ducking-stool, besides the wretched tavern wherecourt and attendants put up, and possibly achurch. Hardships and dissensions markedthe whole early history of this infant state.At one time only forty settlers remainedalive, at another meal and water werethe sole diet. Hoping for instant richesin gold, poor gentlemen and vagabondshad come, too much to the exclusion ofmechanics and laborers. For relief fromthe turbulence and external dangers ofthis period, the colony owed much to Captain John Smith, who, after ail allowancefor his boasting, certainly displayed greatcourage and energy in emergencies. He,too, it was who did most to explore the 122 DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT (i6oq
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Pocahontas saving Captain Smiths Life.From Smithes General History? country up the James and upon ChesapeakeBay. A new charter was granted in 1609, tne i6io) THE PLANTING OF VIRGINIA 123 council in England being now appointed bythe stockholders instead of the king, andthe governor of the colony being named bythis council. Lord Delaware was madeGovernor and Captain-General of Virginia,and many more colonists sent out. By awreck of two of the vessels there was delayin the arrival of the newly chosen officers.Smith, then Percy, meantime continued toexercise authority. This, again, was acritical period. Indians were troublesome.Tillage having been neglected from thefirst, provisions became exhausted, and acrisis long referred to as the starving-time ensued. The colony had actuallyabandoned Jamestown and shipped for Eng-land, when met in James River by LordDelaware, coming with relief. They atonce returned, and an era of hope dawned.This was in June, 1610. One hundred andfifty new settlers

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