How big was Virginia?
While reviewing the law passed on 14 April 1759 there is a reference to protecting and encouraging Virginians upon the waters of the...
Thornton Gap Skyline Drive VA
George Washington paid in April 1759 the widow of Colonel Francis Thornton for use of her carpenter. Her deceased husband adorns the...
piftoles and miffiffippi
While covering a law April 1759 we run into those two words. Miffiffippi? That's Mississippi, where the letter "s" looks like an "f." ...
Pennsylvania Pedlars invade Winchester VA
As we cover 1759 in this year of 2023 we run into a complaint 7 March 1759 by the merchants of Winchester Virginia having unfair...
Complaint lodged against Dr Thomas Walker
House of Burgesses voted 37 to 32 exonerating fellow member Dr Thomas Walker on 3 April 1759. Close vote. Dr Thomas Walker had been...
Enlarging Winchester VA in 1759
As we scour the events of 1759 in this year of 2023, we come across Lord Fairfax's petition to enlarge Winchester VA. That petition is...
The Theory of Moral Sentiments 1759
"In [March] 1759, Adam Smith published The Theory of Moral Sentiments. . . . At the beginning of the book, he stated that all people had...
Ashby Ranger taken prisoner to Quebec
As we cover 1759 in this year of 2023, we run into a Ranger of Captain Ashby's Company who was captured and was exchanged back. He...
Mayo Fort near the VA-NC border
As we cover 1759 in this year of 2023 we run into a plea on 1 March 1759 for compensation of land, houses, supplies commandeered to make...
Don't get the Fauquier out of here
As we cover 1759 in this year of 2023, we run into a refusal 5 March 1759. Both the Executive Council and House of Burgesses agree that...
