{"product_id":"the-present-state-of-virginia-gb-29055","title":"The Present State of Virginia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Present State of Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedications and Prefaces, which are prefix'd\r\nto most Books, being regarded\r\nby few Readers, I think it best for my\r\npresent Purpose briefly to mention in\r\nan Introduction, what I would have known concerning\r\nthe Occasion, Nature, and Use of this\r\nTreatise, before I enter upon the main Work\r\nit self.\nWhen I considered the great Benefit that\r\narises to the Publick, from the large Colony\r\nof Virginia, I observed, that tho' it be thus\r\nadvantageous, yet it is capable of great Improvements\r\nstill, and requires several Alterations,\r\nboth with Regard to its own Welfare, and\r\nthe Interest of Great Britain. Observing\r\nmoreover, that few People in England (even\r\nmany concerned in publick Affairs of this kind)\r\nhave correct Notions of the true State of the\r\nPlantations; and having been eagerly applied\r\nto frequently, by Persons of the greatest Figure,[Pg ii]\r\nExperience, and Judgment in political\r\nand national Concerns, for Information concerning\r\nall the Circumstances of Virginia, I\r\nwas requested to digest methodically, and publish,\r\nwhat I knew and thought of these Matters;\r\nand being in a great Measure injoined to\r\nit by a noble Patron, I have here complied\r\nwith his Commands, with the best of my\r\nKnowledge and Judgment.\nFor want of better Information, many that\r\nare most willing, capable, or obliged to promote\r\nReligion, Learning, Arts and Trade in\r\nVirginia, are either at a Loss how to set about\r\nit rightly, or else having engaged themselves\r\ntherein, have in a great Measure miscarried\r\nin their Attempts, because true and particular\r\nAccounts of it are very difficult to be obtained;\r\nand this Country is altered wonderfully,\r\nand far more advanced and improved in all\r\nRespects of late Years, since the beginning of\r\nColonel Spotswood's Lieutenancy, than in the\r\nwhole Century before his Government, which\r\nhe may be esteemed to have discharged with a\r\ncommendable, just, and prudent Administration;\r\na prosperous Administration, glorious\r\nfor himself, and advantageous both for the\r\nCrown and the Plantation; whilst he was Lieutenant\r\nGovernor of that Colony; whilst that\r\nColony was honoured with such an excellent\r\nGovernor; whilst that Governor was happy\r\nin such a flourishing, large, and fertile Colony.[Pg iii]\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 29055 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Jones, Hugh \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Jun 6, 2009 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jones, Hugh,1669-1760 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43219119702173,"sku":"gb-29055-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/29055.jpg?v=1671515364","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-present-state-of-virginia-gb-29055","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}