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...This speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. In attendance were Thomas Jefferson and Ge...

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...A story of castaways, similar to Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, this book details the escape from Civil War-era Richmond, Virginia, of five Northern men who dared to go aloft in a balloon in the midst of a hurricane. Deposited on a lonely island in the Pacific, they make do with Yankee ingenuity where Chance has left them nothing. Only...

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...Phoebe Yates Pember served as a matron in the Confederate Chimborazo military hospital in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War, overseeing a dietary kitchen serving meals to 300 or more wounded soldiers daily. Reminiscences of a Southern Hospital is her vivid recounting of hospital life and of her tribulations...

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...k tells the adventures of five Americans on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. The story begins in the American Civil War, during the siege of Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America. As famine and death ravage the city, five northern prisoners of war decide to escape by the unusual means of hijacking a balloon. The five are Cyrus Smith,...

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...el commemorated this event by manufacturing a "Dream Barbie". http://www.people.virginia.edu/~tsawyer/barbie/barb.html http://www.barbiecollec... ...n section in the previous 50 years. The book was translated to English. An Edom, Virginia doctor, Jessee Bennet, recorded in the margin of his co... ..., Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. Another four - Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas - joined them ... ... trade in slaves. The first Confederate capital was in Montgomery, Alabama - not in Richmond, Virginia. The term of office of the Confederate presid... ...slaves. The first Confederate capital was in Montgomery, Alabama - not in Richmond, Virginia. The term of office of the Confederate president - Jeff... ... the first massacre was perpetrated by Indians in the British colony Jamestown, in Virginia in 1622. They slaughtered 347 white men, women and chil...

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...mportant. He quickly did a name and address search. The computer whizzed up an address in Virginia. He scribbled it on a piece of paper, stuffed int... ... rice and assorted vegetables. For the rest of the dinner, Susan spoke about her farm in Virginia. The horses she raised from colts, the fun she ha... ...said. “She said I was to give it no one but you.” “Where’s the farm?” “Just outside of Richmond. Ask anyone, they‘ll direct you.” “Alright, Jone... ...l be there in a few hours.” Brand leapt into his car, and sped toward the interstate to Richmond, Virginia. Could he have been that wrong? Was she... ...e in a few hours.” Brand leapt into his car, and sped toward the interstate to Richmond, Virginia. Could he have been that wrong? Was she that scar... ...ge came on, and then the disgusting beep. “I’m going to Mrs. Stone’s farm just outside of Richmond. I think she’s in trouble. I’ll call when I arrive... ... in trouble. I’ll call when I arrive.” Twilight was settling over the city as he reached Richmond. Lights flashed on like a giant arcade. He stoppe... ... said annoyed. “It’s Michael.” “Where are you? I was just about to send a team over to Richmond.” “It’s a little late for that now. Where were y... ...ion, General?” “We know that Brand was the last person to see Mrs. Stone at her farm in Virginia, and now they’re both missing.” - J.Cross/Sto...

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... a poem about my great-Aunt Eula’s home in a holler in the mountains of West Virginia. Aunt Eula was my mother’s favorite aunt. Walking into her simpl... ...degree in English, history and drama and a law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, and has written professionally for over ten years... ...nbehindthewords.com. Cynthia Norris is a freelance writer from Harrisonburg, Virginia. She writes a column for the Daily News-Record as well as nonfic...

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... 1885 until the time of his death prijoticed law in Rochester, N. Y. ^ Cbe Richmond Tdc Ulcllington north /Idams. IDass. AMERICAN & EUROPEAN PLAN E. M... ...*.on College Shoes Fred E. Vocke, Representative Bemis' every two weeks Ck Richmond T»e Uleiiington Dortb /Idams, mass. AMERICAN & EUROPEAN PLAN E. M.... ...College Shoes I'red E ".rocke. Representative Bemis' every two weeks * Cbe Richmond Tfte iUcllingten DoHb Mim$, IDass. AMERICAN &. EUROPEAN PLAN E. M.... ...brook. The date for the trials has not been de cided ti))oii as yet, j Cbc Richmond The Ulellington north /Idams. VDah. AMERICAN & EUROPEAN PLAN E. M.... ...-up or cutting down the squad until outdoor practice is re- sumed. ^ J Cbe Richmond Tiie iUellington north ndim, IDass. AMERICAN & EUROPEAN PLAN E. M.... ...Columbia Columbia Columbia Annapolis 4 Georgetown 4 Wash, and Leo 10 U. of Virginia it) U. of Virginia 7 Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia ...

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... have been a friend of Drake’s; perhaps he might have sailed on Raleigh’s Virginia voyages. Perhaps Jonson might have taught him Latin. Perhaps is m... ...nded our country against all enemies. I supplied ships for the Queen. In Virginia, my colony is dedicated to all that England stands for. Sirs, I p... ...rn February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were born in Virginia, of undistinguished families—second families, perhaps I should V... ...ame of Hanks... My paternal grandfather, Abraham Lincoln, emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky about 1781, where a year or two later he was killed b... ...d horsehair sofa. No, a thousand slaves are throwing up fortifications in Richmond, in Charleston, in Atlanta....fortifications to enslave more ensl... ...ach me every month. Across the Potomac River, as I write, I hear gunfire, Virginia gunfire. Perhaps this is Butcher Day—our men are facing a Confede... ...tion, a million and a half slaves have been freed. Wednesday we went to Richmond by boat, a party of us, the day clear. Most of Richmond is gutted... ...the Po- tomac, the river calm and the air fresh. We talked of the ruins of Richmond, the LINCOLN’S JOURNAL 613 looters, the burned buildings, ... ... Angeles County Museum, the Atlanta Art Museum, the Bancroft Library, the Richmond Art Institute, the Brooks Museum, the Instituto-Mexicano- Norteame...

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...0 km 2 ; land area: 50,660 km 2 Comparative area: slightly smaller than West Virginia Land boundaries: 670 km total Coastline: 1,290 km Maritime claim... ...: 108,330 km 2 ; land area: 105,980 km 2 Comparative area: about the size of Virginia Land boundaries: 2,309 km total Coastline: 901 km Maritime claim... ...racy (VLD; also known as Liberator Party), Ganraj Kumar, Dr. J. K. Makepeace Richmond; Democratic Labor Movement (DLM), Dr. Paul Tennassee Voting stre... ...: 103,000 km 2 ; land area: 100,250 km 2 Comparative area: about the size of Virginia Coastline: 4,988 km Maritime claims: Continental shelf: edge of ... ...80 km 2 ; land area: 68,890 km 2 Comparative area: slightly larger than West Virginia Land boundary: 360 km with United Kingdom Coastline: 1,448 km Ma... ...80 km 2 ; land area: 75,990 km 2 Comparative area: slightly larger than West Virginia Land boundaries: 630 km total Coastline: 2,490 km Maritime claim...

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...c. Printed in the United States of America by R. R. Donnelley, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zittrain, Jo... ...n an analogous fashion to the scenario involving Red and Green PCs. See Riva Richmond, Software to Spot ‘Phishers ’ Irks Small Concerns, W S. J., ...

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...olf A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This ... ... for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Seri... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Virginia Woolf The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf Chapter I A s the streets t... ...e— and then more faintly, as if the speaker had passed her on his walk— 5 Virginia Woolf That the Great House of Tarquin Should suffer wrong ... ...inst the road-makers of the present day in general, and the road-makers of Richmond Park in particular, where Mr. Pepper had the habit of cycling ever... ...lived for the sake of the air in a comfortable house 28 The Voyage Out in Richmond. She was of course brought up with exces- sive care, which as a ch... ...ather. Friends might have told her things, but she had few of her own age,—Richmond being an awkward place to reach,—and, as it happened, the only gir... ... Indeed this was a subject that lasted her hundreds of morning walks round Richmond Park, and blotted out the trees and the people and the deer. Why d... ...rliament?” “You’ve never been to school, and you live—?” “With my aunts at Richmond.” “Richmond?” “You see, my aunts like the Park. They like the quie...

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...oolf A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Night and Day by Virginia Woolf is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This ... ...r for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Night and Day by Virginia Woolf, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Seri... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Virginia Woolf Night and Day by Virginia Woolf CHAPTER I It was a Sunday ev... ...erable celebrity, so that to- morrow one might be glad to have met him. 5 Virginia Woolf “Have you ever been to Manchester?” he asked Katharine. “Nev... ...he kept suffi- cient control of the situation to answer immediately her 7 Virginia Woolf mother appealed to her for help, and yet it was obvious to h... ... breakfast on his sword-stick, and then off we went for a day’s pleasuring—Richmond, Hampton Court, the Surrey Hills. Why shouldn’t we go, Katharine? ... ...enough for an expedition. But Cassandra rejected Hampton Court, Greenwich, Richmond, and Kew in favor of the Zoological Gardens. She had once trifled ...

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...LLAN. W ASHINGTON CITY, May 15, 1862. MAJOR-GENERAL McCLELLAN, Cumberland, Virginia: Y our long despatch of yesterday is just received. I will answer ... ...iver and putting W ool and Burnside in communication, with an open road to Richmond, or to you, had effected something in that direction. I am still u... ...on. I am still unwilling to take all our force off the direct line between Richmond and here. A. LINCOLN. 6 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Six... ... march. In order, therefore, to in- crease the strength of the attack upon Richmond at the earliest moment, General McDowell has been ordered to march... ...unication as soon as possible by extending your right-wing to the north of Richmond. It is believed that this communication can be safely estab- lishe... ...u will be able to prevent the main body of the enemy’s forces from leaving Richmond and falling in over- whelming force upon General McDowell. He will... ...S. WAR DEPARTMENT, May 24, 1862. 1.30 P.M. COLONEL MILES, Harper’s Ferry, Virginia Could you not send scouts from Winchester who would tell whether e... .... WAR DEPARTMENT, May 24, 1862. 7.15 P.M. MAJOR-GENERAL FREMONT, Franklin, Virginia: Many thanks for the promptness with which you have answered that ... ...TARY CHASE. WAR DEPARTMENT, May 25, 1862. SECRETARY CHASE, Fredericksburg, Virginia: It now appears that Banks got safely into Winchester last night, ...

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...and Duffle got considerable advantage of the enemy at and about Lewisburg, Virginia: and on Saturday, the seventh, Meade drove the enemy from Rappahan... ...to me as directed a day or two ago, also send Edwin C. Claybrook, of Ninth Virginia rebel cavalry. A. LINCOLN. 54 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ... ...atriot, I should be glad for him to be with his old acquaintances south of Virginia, but I am unable to suggest anything definite upon the subject. A.... ...n’s Island, for Capt. T. Ten Eyck, Eigh- teenth U. S. Infantry, and now at Richmond. I would like to have it done. Can it be? A. LINCOLN. 110 The W... ...ck, of Pennsylvania, whence he can never be dis- lodged by the enemy until Richmond is taken. If I shall dis- cover that General Grant may be greatly... ...tated in the cap- 139 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Seven ture of Richmond by rapidly pouring to him a large number of armed men at the brief... ...obstructing the laws and public authori- ties, especially in the States of Virginia and Georgia; and Whereas, on the fifteenth day of September last, ... ...n at for Major Nathan Goff, made a pris- oner of war, and now in prison at Richmond, let it be done. A. LINCOLN. ADDRESS TO THE 164TH OHIO REGIMENT, A... ...e Penin- sula, in the operations on the James River, around Petersburg and Richmond, in the battle of Monocacy, and in the intrenchments of Washington...

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...ty-four. In the Old Dominion—in the Demo- cratic and aristocratic State of Virginia—there were a few more mulattoes than the Census-takers found in Ne... ...vision and allowing them to have slaves. A report made by Mr. Randolph, of Virginia, himself a slaveholder, was directly against it, and the action wa... ...n of having first expressed that idea. That same idea was expressed by the Richmond Enquirer, in Virginia, in 1856,—quite two years before it was expr... ...essed that idea. That same idea was expressed by the Richmond Enquirer, in Virginia, in 1856,—quite two years before it was expressed by the first of ... .... I don’t think that you can discover that Douglas ever talked of going to Virginia to “squelch” out that idea there. No. More than that. That same Ro... ...little wonder- ful; but that wonder is heightened when we see that Wise of Virginia, a man exactly opposed to them, a man who believes in the divine r... ...ist in railing at Seward for saying it. Even Roger A. Pryor, editor of the Richmond Enquirer, uttered the same sentiment in almost the same language, ... ...ted the in- surrectionary government to be transferred to their capital at Richmond. The people of Virginia have thus allowed this giant insurrec- tio... ...d now allow me to ask, do you really think I should per- mit the line from Richmond via Manaasas Junction to this city to be entirely open, except wha...

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...y any speedy increase. Three avenues sweep the whole length of Washington: Virginia Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Massachusetts Avenue. But Pennsyl... ..., perhaps, a little tinged with 21 Trollope Southern proclivities. On the Virginian side of the Potomac stands a country- house called Arlington Heig... ...the river, and that Arlington Heights, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon are in Virginia. The River Potomac divided the two old colonies, or States as they... ...burb—and the only suburb—of Washington. The portion of the district on the Virginian side included Arlington heights, and went so far down the river a... ...cluded Arlington heights, and went so far down the river as to take in the Virginian City of Alexandria. This was the extreme western point of the dis... ...mpare them with his ideas as to New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, Richmond, and Memphis. I do not name such towns as Baltimore and St. Louis,... ...- ery movement of the Federal army was communicated to the Confederates at Richmond, at which city was now es- 140 North America V ol. 2 tablished th...

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...ous confusion in the Union ranks. The failure of McClellan’s movement upon Richmond increased immensely the prestige of the enemy. The need of some gr... ...Union flag through the South. Grant had his iron hand upon the ramparts of Richmond. The days of the Confederacy were evidently numbered. Only the las... ...country a great service in another direction. A few days after the fall of Richmond, he pointed out to a friend the crowd of office-seekers be- siegin... ...ock, a Dutch ship had discharged a cargo of African slaves at Jamestown in Virginia: All through the colonial period their importation had continued. ... ...l justice; and finally the execution of John Brown, for his wild raid into Virginia, to invite the slaves to rally to the standard of freedom which he... ...s in the West had been balanced and paralyzed by inaction and disasters in Virginia, only partially redeemed by the bloody and indecisive battle of An...

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...ew life in a new world. My good lord often talked of visiting that land in Virginia which King Charles gave us—gave his ancestor. Frank will give us t... ... the Fusileer regiment, of which that celebrated officer, Briga- dier John Richmond W ebb, was colonel, he had never joined the regiment, nor been int... ...eal descent from King Edward the First, and his first ancestor, Roaldus de Richmond, rode by William the Conqueror’s side on Hastings field. “We were ... ...d that his name was not Tho- mas; that he was about to quit Europe for the Virginian planta- tions, where, indeed, your family had a grant of land fro... ...im, for great as his services were, no man could value them more than John Richmond Webb did himself, and the differences between him and Marlborough ...