The Discoveries of John Lederer: In three several Marches from Virginia to the East of Carolina, and other parts of the Continent
By John Lederer
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John Lederer
The Discoveries of John Lederer
In three several Marches from Virginia to the East of Carolina, and other parts of the Continent
EAN 8596547104599
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Table of Contents
The Epistle Dedicatory
TO THE READER.
THE Discoveries of John Lederer from Virginia to the West of Carolina , and other parts of the Continent.
A General and brief Account of the North- American Continent.
Of the Manners and Customs of the Indians inhabiting the Western parts of Carolina and Virginia .
The First Expedition , From the head of Pemæoncock , aliàs York-River (due West) to the top of the Apalatæan Mountains.
The Second Expedition , From the Falls of Powhatan , aliàs James-River , in Virginia , to Mahock in the Apalatæan Mountains.
The Continuation of the Second Expedition from Mahock , Southward, into the Province of Carolina .
The third and last Expedition , From the Falls of Rappahanock -River in Virginia , (due West) to the top of the Apalatæan Mountains.
Conjectures of the Land beyond the Apalatæan Mountains.
Instructions to such as shall march upon Discoveries into the North- American Continent.
Touching Trade with Indians.
The Epistle Dedicatory
Table of Contents
To the Right Honourable
ANTHONY Lord
Ashley
,
Baron Ashley of Wimborn St. Giles,
Chancellor of his Majesties Exchequer,
Under-Treasurer of England,
One of the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties
Treasury, one of the Lords of his
most Honourable Privie Council,
and one of the Lords Proprietors
of CAROLINA.
My Lord
,
From this discourse it is clear that the long looked-for discovery of the Indian Sea does nearly approach; and Carolina, out of her happy experience of your Lordships success in great undertakings, presumes that the accomplishment of this glorious Designe is reserved for her. In order to which, the Apalatæan Mountains (though like the prodigious Wall that divides China and Tartary, they deny Virginia passage into the West Continent) stoop to your Lordships Dominions, and lay open a Prospect into unlimited Empires; Empires that will hereafter be ambitious of subjection to that noble Government which by your Lordships deep wisdom and providence first projected, is now established in Carolina; for it will appear that she flourishes more by the influence of that, than the advantages she derives from her Climate and Soyl, which yet do render her the Beauty and Envy of North-America. That all her glories should be seen in this Draught, is not reasonably to be expected, since the fate to my Author but once, and then too with a side-face; and therefore I must