Virginia Gazette Index
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- +Washington,
- −Anne,
- Mrs.,
- estate of,
- for sale,
- estate of,
- Mrs.,
- −Augustine,
- −Augustine,
- Capt.,
- returned from London,
- Capt.,
- −Bailey,
- −Betty,
- death of,
- −Charles,
- −adv. merchandise sold by Spotsylvania co.,
- Va.,
- committee,
- Va.,
- −adv. sloops for sale,
- −appointed commissary for Va. troops,
- −directs lottery to build church at Fredericksburg,
- −land of,
- −lot of,
- −on Fredericksburg,
- Va.,
- committee of correspondence,
- Va.,
- −on Spotsylvania co.,
- Va.,
- committee of safety,
- Va.,
- −adv. merchandise sold by Spotsylvania co.,
- −George,
- mutineer in St. John,
- −George,
- −Gen.,
- Purdie and Dixon: June 2, 1774 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Rind: June 2, 1774 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Pinkney: Jan. 5, 1775 – pg. 4, col. 3
- Purdie: Jan. 10, 1777 – pg. 3, col. 3
- Purdie: Mar. 14, 1777 – pg. 3, col. 3
- Purdie: May 23, 1777 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Purdie: May 23, 1777 – pg. 3, col. 3
- Purdie: Sept. 12, 1777 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Purdie: Sept. 19, 1777 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Purdie: Sept. 19, 1777 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Purdie: Nov. 28, 1777 – pg. 1, col. 1
- Purdie: Dec. 5, 1777 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Dixon and Hunter: Apr. 24, 1778 – pg. 3, col. 1
- −addressed by Boston,
- Mass.,
- −addressed (text) by Botetourt co.,
- −addressed (text) by N. Y. provincial congress,
- −addresses (text) Augusta co.,
- Va.,
- freeholders,
- Va.,
- −addresses (text) Boston,
- Mass.,
- −addresses (text) inhabitants of Canada,
- −addresses (text) Mass. general court,
- −addresses (text) of 1775,
- −adv. for runaway indentured servants,
- −adv. glebe lands for sale,
- −adv. land for lease,
- −adv. land for sale,
- −adv. land for Va. regiment,
- −adv. land of George Carter for sale,
- −adv. lots in Fredericksburg,
- −adv. plantations for rent,
- −adv. ships for sale,
- −aid-de-camp of,
- −announces land bounty to soldiers in Indian wars,
- −appointed commander of Continental army,
- −appoints recruiting officer,
- −appoints superintendent of recruiting,
- −approves of meeting between Gen. Lee and Gen. Burgoyne,
- −army of,
- in Morristown,
- −arrives in Cambridge,
- −arrives in Middle brook,
- −arrives in N. Y.,
- −arrives in Williamsburg,
- −assembles army in N. Y.,
- −at battle of the Meadows,
- −attacks Howe in Jersies,
- −attends lecture,
- −attitude toward in colonies,
- −authorizes pardons for returning deserters,
- −birthday celebrated in Fredericksburg,
- −birthday celebrated in Williamsburg,
- −book inscribed to,
- −boxing match with proposed in Eng.,
- −burgess for Fairfax co.,
- Va.,
- Purdie and Dixon: Dec. 15, 1768 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Rind: Dec. 15, 1768 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: May 11, 1769 – pg. 4, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Sept. 28, 1769 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Rind: Nov. 9, 1769 – pg. 1, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Dec. 12, 1771 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Aug. 4, 1774 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Va.,
- −calls meeting of officers interested in bounty lands,
- −calls meeting of soldiers in Fredericksburg,
- −calls meeting of soldiers interested in bounty lands,
- −chairman of Fairfax co.,
- Va.,
- −character and abilities praised,
- −children named for,
- −commands Va. troops,
- −commended for battle of Monmouth,
- −company of,
- −conduct after Brandywine defended,
- −conduct in French and Indian war commended,
- −considers burning of Boston,
- −contract for improving Hot Springs rescinded,
- −defends Cambridge,
- −defends prisoner exchange policy,
- −delegate to Continental congress,
- Purdie and Dixon: Aug. 4, 1774 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Rind: Aug. 4, 1774 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: Aug. 11, 1774 – pg. 1, col. 2
- Rind: Aug. 11, 1774 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Pinkney: Oct. 27, 1774 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Purdie: Feb. 10, 1775 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Dixon and Hunter: Mar. 25, 1775 – pg. 1, col. 3
- Pinkney: Mar. 30, 1775 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Dixon and Hunter: Apr. 1, 1775 – pg. 2, col. 3
- −delegate to Va. convention,
- −demands military title,
- −describes battle at Great Meadows,
- −describes battle of Brandywine,
- −describes Monmouth,
- N. J.,
- −describes skirmish near Bedford,
- −describes Trenton battle,
- −discusses British moves in N. J.,
- −discusses prisoner treatment,
- −discusses prisoner treatment with Howe,
- −discusses prisoners with Gage,
- −distich on,
- −entertained by N. Y. congress,
- −entertains Indian chiefs at Cambridge,
- −escorted from Phila.,
- −eulogized at William and Mary college,
- −exchanges prisoners with Gen. Carleton,
- −expected in Boston,
- −forbids gambling in army,
- −forwards British orders to Continental congress,
- −forwards Adm. Howe's letter to Continental congress,
- −general orders of,
- −headquarters of,
- −headquarters in Phila.,
- −honored by Williamsburg,
- −honored on leave in Phila.,
- −house and lots of,
- for rent,
- −in battle of Germantown,
- −in battle of Harlem plains,
- −in battle of Princeton,
- −in Bristol,
- −in Middlebrook,
- −in Morris co.,
- −in Phila.,
- −interview with Col. Patterson outlined,
- −investigates for associators of Fairfax co.,
- −issues recruiting instructions,
- −land grant to,
- −land patents of,
- −leads Continental army,
- −letter (text) from Cornwallis,
- −letter (text) from Hazlewood,
- −letter from Gen. Sullivan,
- −letter (text) from Schuyler,
- −letter (text) from Walcott,
- −letter (text) praising New Eng. troops,
- −letter (text) to Continental congress,
- −letters (text) from Howe,
- −manager of Moore's lottery,
- −marches to Suffolk,
- −meets with Indians chiefs,
- −military genius praised,
- −negotiates with Chicknawagahs,
- −number of troops under,
- −offers pardons to returned deserters,
- −on committee of defense in Va.,
- −on committee to encourage manufactures in Va.,
- −on committee to inspect associators in Fairfax co.,
- −on committee to ratify treaty with Indians,
- −on Delaware river,
- −on Fairfax co.,
- −opposed by Indians,
- −opposed in Cape Nichola,
- −opposes cruelty of Indians in Canada,
- −opposes peace conference with Lord Howe,
- −ordered to replace Schuyler,
- −orders inoculation of troops,
- −orders officers to report,
- −orders recruiting for fourth regiment,
- −orders recruiting officers to report,
- −orders recruits to camp,
- −orders Tories to join British,
- −orders Va. officers to report,
- −picture presented to Estaing,
- −plantation of,
- −play bill distributed to,
- −plot against discovered,
- −plot to assassinate,
- −poetry on,
- −portrait painted by Peale,
- −praised,
- −praised by French,
- −praised by Mass. congress,
- −praised by Mass. general court,
- −praised by Mass. house of representatives,
- −praised by Duke of Newcastle,
- −praised for Paulus (Powles) hook attack,
- −praised in Augusta co.,
- −praised in Commons,
- −praised in Eng.,
- −praised in poetry,
- −praised in Va.,
- −praises capture of Prescott,
- −praises Md. troops,
- −predicts end of Revolutionary war,
- −prepares for attack in N. J.,
- −price to be set on,
- −proclaims British declaration of war,
- −proclamation (text) of 1777,
- −proclamations of 1779,
- −proposes exchange of prisoners of war,
- −protects Va. frontiers,
- −pursues batteries up Hudson river,
- −pursues Indians,
- −quoted in Williamsburg,
- −receives Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard,
- −receives money from sale,
- −recommends clemency for Hessians,
- −recommends evacuation of N. Y.,
- −reconnoitres on Delaware river,
- −regulates occupation of Boston,
- −regulates recruiting of British and Irish,
- −reinforced by Congressional committee,
- −reinforces Harlem,
- −rejects Cornwallis's truce proposal,
- −replaced as delegate to Continental congress,
- −replies to N. Y. provincial congress,
- −reports attack on Staten is.,
- −reports battle of Springfield,
- −reports British movements,
- −reports British moves in N. J.,
- −reports evacuation of Phila.,
- −reports occupation of [New] Brunswick,
- −reports on battle of Long island,
- −reports on battles of Princeton and Trenton,
- −reports on Monmouth battle,
- −reports on Sag harbor battle,
- −reports on Wilmington skirmish,
- −reports to Congress,
- −requests prisoner exchange,
- −requests provisions from farmers,
- −requests publication of order concerning land patents,
- −requisitions Pa. troops,
- −resists British at Boston,
- −retreat from Long island praised,
- −retreats from Long island,
- −retreats to Trenton,
- −retreats toward Phila.,
- −reviews Continental army in Phila.,
- −reviews Phila.,
- −sends resolutions to Tryon,
- −sends troops against British in East river,
- −signs Association of 1774,
- −signs Va. Association,
- −success of in N. J.,
- −supported by N. Y. provincial congress,
- −supported in London,
- −takes command of Continental army,
- −takes leave of Va. troops,
- −takes orders for Virginia justice,
- −thanked by Continental congress,
- −to Boston,
- −to march south,
- −to [New] Brunswick,
- −to Phila.,
- −to take command of Continental army,
- −toasted by Conn. troops,
- −toasted in Cambridge,
- −toasted in Norfolk,
- −toasted in St. Christopher,
- −treatment of refugees from Boston,
- −trustee for opening navigation of Potomac river,
- −Va. regiment,
- 4th,
- −Va. regiment to reinforce,
- −waits on Robert Stobo,
- −warned of arrival of British forces,
- −warns of British navy's approach to N. Y.,
- −warns Va. against British navy,
- −writes Gage concerning prisoners,
- −Gen.,
- −Henry,
- −John,
- −adv. finding horse,
- −adv. for runaway slaves,
- −adv. rice for sale,
- −adv. shingles for sale,
- −associator of Stafford co.,
- −defendant in Va. general court,
- −demands payment to Dismal Swamp company,
- −exonerates Capt. John James at court martial,
- −member of Va. house of delegates,
- −on King George co.,
- Va.,
- −on Stafford co.,
- Va.,
- committee,
- Va.,
- −signs address to Stafford co.,
- Va.,
- delegates,
- Va.,
- −John,
- Major,
- daughter of,
- Major,
- −John Augustine,
- −Laurence,
- −Lawrence,
- −Lawrence,
- −Lund,
- −Margaret,
- tobacco of,
- −Martha (Dandridge) Custis,
- −arrives in Baltimore from Alexandria,
- −arrives in Morristown,
- −arrives in New York City,
- −arrives in Phila.,
- −arrives in Williamsburg,
- −children named for,
- −coach presented to by Pa.,
- −honored by Williamsburg,
- −in Phila.,
- −in Yorktown,
- −plantations of,
- −Mary,
- adv. for missing horse,
- −Mary Whiting,
- Mrs.,
- marriage of,
- Mrs.,
- −Nancy,
- marriage of,
- −Nathaniel,
- of Stafford co.,
- −Samuel,
- −adv. for bids to build church in St. Paul's parish,
- −adv. land for sale,
- −indentured servant of,
- −trustee for opening navigation of Potomac river,
- −Samuel,
- Col.,
- plantation of,
- Col.,
- −Thacker,
- −Warner,
- −adv. for lost merchandise,
- −adv. land for sale,
- −land of,
- −marriage of,
- −sells plantation,
- −slave of,
- −William,
- −Capt.,
- of minutemen,
- −of the Ware,
- −Capt.,
- −Anne,
- +Washington, Conn.
- See: Murders in
- +Washington, American armed vessel,
- −American galley,
- −Continental frigate,
- −galley,
- slaves escape from,
- −privateer,
- −sloop,
- −indentured servants runaway from,
- +Washington & Bernard,
- +Washington co.,
- −Va.,
- boundaries altered by general assembly,
- −senatorial district for,
- See also: Jails in; Militia of
- −Va.,
- +Washington Henry academy,
- Hanover co.,
- +Washington parish,
- −Va.,
- contributes to sufferers in Montreal fire,
- −tobacco of,
- for sale,
- See also: Glebe land in
- −Va.,
- +Washleather gloves,
- for sale,
- in Williamsburg,
- for sale,
- +Washstands,
- for sale,
- in Norfolk,
- for sale,
- +Wasley,
- −Richard,
- −Thomas,
- +Wasp,
- −American schooner,
- −H. M. sloop,
- −schooner,
- +Wassell,
- George,
- +Waste,
- Eng.,
- See: British sailors, unemployed in;
- Eng.,
- +Wat,
- Capt.,
- of the Stakesby,
- Capt.,
- +Watauga river,
- purchased by frontiersmen from Indians,
- +Watauga settlement,
- +Watch chains,
- −found,
- See also: Gilt watch chains; Pinchbeck watch chains; Silver watch chains; Steel watch chains
- +Watch chains and seals,
- See: Silver watch chains and seals; Steel watch chains and seals
- +Watch crystals,
- for sale,
- −in Petersburg,
- −in Richmond,
- −in Williamsburg,
- for sale,
- +Watch engines,
- for sale,
- in Williamsburg,
- for sale,
- +Watch finishers,
- +Watch keys,
- See: Steel watch keys
- +Watch mainsprings,
- for sale,
- in Williamsburg,
- for sale,
- +Watch repairers,
- adv. of,
- in Williamsburg,
- adv. of,
- +Watch springs,
- for sale,
- in Williamsburg,
- for sale,
- +Watchcoats,
- for British army in America,
- +Watches,
- in Williamsburg,
- Va.,
- established by common hall,
- Va.,
- in Williamsburg,
- +Watches (time pieces),
- −adv. for,
- in Baltimore,
- −boycotted in Providence,
- −in Va. Association,
- −captured by Americans in Great Bridge,
- −export from Eng. to N. Y. allowed,
- −for sale,
- −in James City co.,
- −in Petersburg,
- −in Richmond co.,
- −held for security,
- −import to Fr. from Gt. Brit.,
- forbidden,
- −invented in Eng.,
- −lost,
- −not called for,
- adv. in Petersburg,
- −owners of,
- −seized from British ship,
- −selfwinding invented in Paris,
- −stolen by sailors,
- −stolen,
- −in Prince George co.,
- −in Williamsburg,
- −taken by felony suspect,
- −unclaimed,
- −adv. for sale,
- See also: Clocks and watches; Gold watches; Pinchbeck; Shagreen; Silver; Stop
- −adv. for,
- +Watches,
- filigree,
- for sale,
- filigree,
- +Watches, repeating,
- invented in Eng.,
- +Watches and equipages,
- for sale,
- in Williamsburg,
- for sale,