“Captain Smith was injured by burning gunpowder and incapacitated.”
Quotes by Charles E., Jr. Hatch
“Two classifications of planters were noted—those who came to Virginia before Dale departed in 1616 and those who came later. The first group, called "ancient planters," may have been Virginia's first "aristocracy.”
“One act required that a place be set aside for the worship of God in each and every plantation, a place or "roome sequestred for that purpose" as well as "a place sequestred onlye to the buryall of the dead." A fine, one pound of tobacco for one Sunday but fifty pounds for a month of absences, was imposed for missing the Sunday service. Ministers were exhorted to look after their charges and the people were not to "disparage" their ministers without "sufficient proofe." Payment of the minister's salary was to be insured and there were regulations against "swearinge and drunkennes.”
Charles E., Jr. Hatch
Charles E. Hatch, Jr. was an American historian and author known for his detailed explorations of early American history, particularly focusing on the colonial period and the Revolutionary War. His no...