The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-16
,sor tho psrs.ch. through r. 4. Brock Ess'i
VIRGINIA COLONIAL. &osEhSe's'
nv psy. rpwARn pUrrIELD NEII.L.
No. ~.

nr. John potf. n. M. I62o..i"3o.
THE EX-GOVERNOR, TIE ONLY PHYSICIAN IN
THE COLONY, TRIED FOE cATTIE'STEALls"'
After Francis West sailed for Ensand
Dr John p0tt was for one year the actihs
Governor. He came to Virginia with GOV,
,rnor Francis Wyatt. and was man o,
,nnch force OF character. which creHeo
some enemies. II is supposed ''iat n' S We
tho John poit who received the same gay
as George Calvert. the Drst Lora pa''
more. the DECREE OF \. NJ. from oAi nm'
University. On the 10th OF july, !oIi,
~. Theodore Guiston. the founder or the
s., Cn,stonian lec;urcship in the Lonoon Cor
loco ~ Physicians. at a meeting oil the VIZ
sr;nio COMPANY OF London. remarked:
:. Forasmuch as the physician piSce 10 .ue
ccmpanv was now become Nol0 .! ioHsoA
Of the uutimely death Of Or. bonuhe, sla'h
in the fight with the Spanish ShipS Oh "ar
me 10Th Of Nsrch last. lie did now take oc-
cas;on n recommend unto the company for
the said place one Mr.. Potts, Master OF
Arts. vel! practiced in Chirurgory and Pby-
sir. and EXPERT also in distilling OF waters,
and that he had many other ingenious de-
vices" Upon this statement he was CHOSEN
Physician General for Virginia, and III DC
fohrr, 1921. with his wife Elizabeth and SER
wants. arrived in the ship George at James
town. ga, ,.,,.
Hv the instructions given in lG2l. 1876,
and in 1928 bv the London Company no
,crson was to be allowed 10 settle IN Flr-
-iu;a unicss they took the oath OF allegiance
and supremacy prescribed by Hing James.
In October 1929, George Calvert. the first
Lord Baltimore, came 10 jamestown from
his colony in Newfoundland, and wished
to reside IN the colony. but aS he couia not
take the whole oath. Governor fott pro-
perry refused him the privileges OF citl|en'
Early in the next Year Captain John harvey
arrived with 4 commission As Governor OF
Virginia. and called Legislature III the
snrinc OF 1880. Charges were preferred
against Po,t for OBTAINING cattle by one
Richard KingSmcl. Although the Doctor
was ready 10 prove his accuser IA hypocrlte
bv the story OF G,iSman the rogue" Harvey
would not listen, and for alleged felony ana
for hardening Edward Wallis, murderer
while acting Governor, he confined him TO
his plantation al IIarrope, seven miles from
James CITY, near the site OF Williamsburg.
The whole Council became security 1oT
Po,t.s The wife Of the Doctor as soon as
possible crossed the Atlantic and begged
for redress. \ commission considered
the case. and reported 20 the King that the
condemning OF Dr.. Pott upon superhcml
hearing "was very rigorous, II not eIro-
neous.' A pardon was granted on the 2oth
of July, 1851" especially says the docu-
Inent. :. as he was the only physician ~ the
colony" After this he and his brother,
Francis Pots. were prominent men-as will
be seen in the sketch OF Governor Harvey;
but the time OF their death has not been
ascertained.
THE record III !leninss Statutes OF nj. trial IS
a. follows: July the 9tn. 165G-Dr. john fott.
late Governor indicted. arrsgncd and found guilty
of stealing eattlc-l3 jurors. whereof were coun.
ciliors. This day wholly spent in Pleasing; neAs
dav in unnecessary disprtation: Pott endeavorinx
10 prove Mr.. Kingswe lone OF the witnesses against
hiull an hypocrite, by story OF husmsn OF A.
fr.ch the rogue In recar; OF his quality ana pTac-
tice Judgment resptel Til the Kings pleasure pc
came known, aud all the council became MS Sc
c~rirr .,-Tol l. mn 1876. T.. A. i.
I Under date of Se,teinhc1, 632: :, The Assembly,
a,owc;h Of the pubi1ue chardges follow!nee, wiz"
TO Docr. rnti uppon account 3,4oo BIS G: tobacco.