The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-29

risge (about April 5th. 1910, wrote at the
time and were in situation to be fuliy
informed as to the facts. Ralph Hamor,
who had been living in Virginia, left this
country in June, l6l4, and wrote an ac-
cornt coming down to the 18th OF that
month doubtless the day before he
sailed). which was published in England
durinr the next year, under the title Of
A True Relation, Etc On page 10 OF
this work he says, Long before this
time a gentleman Of approved behaviour
and honest carriage, master John R0.fe,
had bin in love With P0cahuntas and she
with him. which thing at the instant we
were in parlee with them Che ludians)
nv selfe made knowne 10 Sir Thomas
Dale by a letter from him, whereby he en-
treated his advice aud fur,herance in his
love" On page II he states that the
marriage was solemnized, which was
accordingly done about the fit OF
April"
In Iiamor's work IL also published a
letter from Sir Thomas Dale, dated June
1S, 1914, containing the following words 4;
Powhatan's daughter | caused to be
carefully instructed in the Christian re-
ligion. who. after she had made some
rood progress therein, renOunced pub
liclv her country idolairy, openly con-
fcssed her Christian faith, was, as she
desired. baptized. and is since married 20
am English gentleman of good under
standing, (as by his letter unto me con.
tanning lis reasons for his marriage 81
her YOU may perceive
The True Relation also contains a let
ter from Rev Alexander Whitaker dated
June II. 1914. who says zone Pocahon
'as or Maioa, the daughter o. PoWhdtan'
j. married 10 an honest aud discreet Eng
lish gentleman, Master Rolie.' Rolfc
and POCahOntas accom- panied Da'c to
England in 1916 and were alwal, re-
garded as man and wife A news writer
Chamberlain, dating from London, tell.
his correspondent that Sir Thomas Dale
had returned from Virginia. and with him
was Pocahontas. kings daughter, mar
ried to one Role, an Englishman.
Purchas. who knew both Role and
| Pocahontas, and met them in London
never dreamed they were not man and
wife. In his pilgrims he says: Mas
ter Rolfe lent me discourse, which he
/ had written of the estate of Virginia al
the time, out of which | collected these
things, which | have in my pilgrimage
delivered. And his wife did not onely
actus,Ome her selfe TO civilitie, but still
carried herself as the Daughter Of &
King, and was accordingly respected moi
Onely by the Company the Virginia Com
pany), which allowed provision for hel
I 1 D.. 10 I,ff f,f lfu.r. y %
ul8r persons of Honor in their hopeful
Zeale bv her advance Christianity | wa!
present when my Honorable and Rever
end Patron, the / Bishop Of London, DR.
I King. entertained her with festival STATE
and pompe beyond what | have scene il
/ nj. great hospitalilc TO other ladies' AZ
| her fc,urne towards Virginia she came a
Graycsend to her end and grave, having
given great demonstration OF her Chris
tian sincerite. as the first fruits Of Nlr
ginian conversion, Leaving here a Cody
memory
Not a word Of this most interesting
account is copied in any Of Mr.. Neill.
works. Purchas also prints the letters o.
Dale and Whitaker quoted above
As Mr. NELL will not allow anything
on Smiths statement, we must not us'
his account of her reception at court
but here. too, is other testimony. The
same news writer Chamberlain (whO
for country correspondents, supplied the
place of the newspaper of today, say
/ that Pocahontas and her father COMES
sor referring TO The Indian TOmocOl
were well placed at the masque, an IN
tertainmcnt given under the au-picies o
/ the King Role was or'y plain Eng
/ fish gentleman, md. if present, was no
sufficiently an object of curiosity TO b'
/ mentioned
Thus it seems clear that Dale an
/ Hamor and Whitaker in Virginia, be
lieved in the marriage Purcha
/ believed in il, Chamberlaine, III,
/ collector Of news, hears Of TIM
marriage and writes to bis cOrrespOn
dent about it-lhere was no attempt "a
cOnccalment-it was announced and wa
widely known. The Virginia company
with all its sources for accurate infOrmG
ton, did not doubt The marriage, for il
/ 10 when an idle rumor had reachedthen
that Opechancanough and the Indian
intended Virginia TO- the son of POca
hOntas. they write 10 Governor Argall, II
/, Virginia, under daIe August 23i I'VE
cannot imagine why you should give u
warning that OpechaHcanOugh and
the natives have given the countr}
to Mr Rolfe's child, and that they resery,
/ it from all others until he comes of age
/ Mr. Nell, him ell, quotes this
Neither does Henry Rolie, OF London
/ brother of John, writing TO the Nirgini,
/ Company, October :, 1929, after the dealt
of his brother (who had married, aftei
the death Of Pocahontas, Jane Pierce, wh'
survived him with one daughter Eliza
beth, born 1920, when he desires th'
estate of his brother, John Rolfr, deceas
Cd, lcll in Virginia, may he eAquirel GU
and converted to the best use of the rel
ict wife aad children, and fox his (lien
u'1 indemnity, having brought up Ia
child Ais said brother had by Powhaian'
daughter, which child was yet living aaC
i'm his custody.
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