The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
TaHacons wchf have relscon 10 Northm
ton Countie since We year ls41,, -


ton Countie since We year 1647"
Eacon's appeal 10 tho people OF Ac-
couiac Is also published by SIR Wise
~ ~ tnil, The appeal was sent after
vance upon Jamestown In part. il is
as follows:
be xo1gsid der that B,erkeley hes Acted
granted from his Matte wh inpowers
him 70 act with fourc OF his Councjl
;ioihtiy, When In This late disturbance
Asaine consdr that hee Levyed
FORCES without an Assembly or the con-
sent or the Country. against the people
who have hitherto been OF the defeii-
sive party.
"Considr what considerable victories
wee have obtained in two marche
agst the Indians. and how we have
ooen nur sue and P, prosecuted in both
his party have had. and What little
reason you have to boast Of your pur-
chase or any your attempts. or actions
In our Rivera"
, WI While, as Mr.: wise makes plain this
support OF the Eastern Shore tho fear
OF his landing caused SO much fear
among the common people that the
that appeared In the bay was watched
With apprehension. When the death
Of Bacon ended the Rebellion, the atti-
tudc OF the Eastern Shore people was
Governor Berkeley By the leading
CITIZENS OF Accomac, among whom were
Edmund Bowman. Robert Hutchinson,
William Wilmington, John Wise.
Thomas Riding. Richard Hill, Edmund
scarburgh John Wallop and Obedience
Johnson
The text OF The Accomac memorial
appears in MIR. Wise's book. 1t closes
Win these paragraphs
Whereas wee are deeply sensible OF
the vast charge this unhappy war; and
Rebellion hath put the country TO, and
IL may be expected to be defruyed out
he excluded from all and every part
OF the same. wee being in no way the
cause OF it, saH
Lastly Whereas we have been in
formed that this Royals Marty hath or
! was about to give the country their
Gut Rents for many years TO como,
WI: we doubt this unhappy war; hath
now broke OFF, Wee humbly desire il
may still RENAME good TO us, aud bein e
IN no way the cause OF knowing OF
The same TO VIII: wee subscribe or
; Majties and We Honorable Govern
health long 10 continue"
These points touched upon are men
toned by the author as being OF unu l.
are dWcit upon here. Otherwise his
history is q comprehensive and ac-
curate record. relating to one OF the
first settled and most important sec
tons of the state, but one that has
been less written about than any other
There is much interesting information
given or the early church Of the East
err shore. and in the appendix TO the
book there is a list of the members
or the Colonial Council and Rurgesses,
a curious deed drawn up by John Gus
Us ". and his wife, Frances Parkc a
list OF uthables in Northampton coun-
", and other equally important and in
teresting matter.
Early Virginia history is in sense
the history OF the American nation
Mr. Wise's contribution is illuminating
, and sheds new light on the people Of
section vino bore close and vital
! relation TO the other colonists OF Vir-
sinia and TO those Of other States The
BOOK IS charlningly well written and
mas been admirably brought out by 4.
itlchmond publishing house, the Bell
COOK ana Stationery Company, In hand
home covers and beautiful. clear tyne.
| me sale of the book already indicates
lpublic ppreciation OF It,
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