Travels in the American Colonies: Edited Under the Auspices of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Travels in the American Colonies: Edited Under the Auspices of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America<br><br>Virginia was but slightly affected by the fall of the Stuart régime in 1688 but in consequence of the overthrow of the Andros government in Massachusetts the uprising under Leisler in New York and great depredations com mitted by the Indians in those parts the Council of Virginia on the sth of June 1690 resolved to send a messenger north ward with instructions to ascertain the truth of matters in New England and New York. Colonel Cuthbert Potter was forthwith named for the mission and on the 24th of the following month Governor Nicholson announced to the Coun cil that the Colonel had agreed to perform the service for £60.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.