Excerpt from Historical Collections of Virginia: Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &C., Relating to Its History and Antiquities The primary object of the following pages Is to narrate the most prominent events in the history of Virginia, and to give a geographical and statistical view of her present condition. Similar volumes have appeared on Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. The favorable recep tion of these in their respective states, has led to the Opinion that one upon Virginia - the mother of states and statesmen, the Old Dominion, so rich in historic lore - would meet not only the approval of Virginians, but be favorably received by others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.