Virginia Gazette Index
West Indies to Wetherald
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- +West Indies,
- −aid to British colonies,
- −as center of Revolutionary war,
- −British defeats in,
- −British protect trade in,
- −British trade in discussed,
- −cession to Spain by Gt. Brit. rumored,
- −foreign loans to discussed in parliament,
- −foreign loans regulated by parliament,
- −fortified by French,
- −free trade with Denmark proposed,
- −French claims in,
- −French fortifications in rumored,
- −French trade with Spanish in,
- −invasion by Spain rumored,
- −land values rise,
- −military importance of,
- −money loaned to by foreigners,
- −naval engagements in,
- Dixon and Nicolson: Aug. 28, 1779 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Dixon and Nicolson: Sept. 4, 1779 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Dixon and Nicolson: Sept. 11, 1779 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Clarkson and Davis: Nov. 20, 1779 – pg. 1, col. 1
- Dixon and Nicolson: Nov. 20, 1779 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Clarkson and Davis: Nov. 20, 1779 – pg. 1, col. 2
- Dixon and Nicolson: Nov. 20, 1779 – pg. 2, col. 1
- −neutral islands,
- −divided,
- −evacuated by French,
- −evacuation by French discussed,
- −fortified by French,
- −French fail to evacuate,
- −property value estimated,
- −reinforced by British,
- −relations with Spain,
- −remittances to Clyde,
- −Spanish attack on planned,
- −trade favored by Princess Anne co.,
- −trade relations with U.S.,
- −trade with Boston,
- −Mass.,
- −with Gt. Brit. declines,
- −with St. Malo,
- −with Va. to be stopped,
- See also: Ammunition, for British army in; Armament export from Gt. Brit. to; Armaments, import to British colonies, N.Am., from; Association of 1774 supported in; Beaver hats export from New Eng. to; Beaver hats export from N.Y. to; Beaver hats export from Phila., Pa., to; Beef, price of in; Bounties in; Bread, used in trade with; British army from; British army from Ire. to; British army from N.Y. to; British army from Staten island, N.Y., to; British army in; British army to; British army to Dover, Eng., from; British army to Eng. from; British army to Halifax, N.S., from; British colonies, N.Am., favored in; British colonies, N.Am., opposed in; British colonies, N.Am., trade with; British navy, ships captured by French in; British navy, ships captured by French off; British navy, ships damaged in; British navy, superior to French in; British navy from Boston Mass., to; British navy from Eng. to; British navy from Plymouth, Eng., to; British navy in; British navy to; British navy to N.Y. from; British ships seized in; Census of; Charity in; Coffee import to British colonies, N.Am., from; Convict servants from; Convoys by British navy in; Convoys by British navy to; Convoys by French navy from; Convoys by French navy in; Convoys by French navy to; Corn, Indian, used in trade with; Crops plentiful in; Distilleries in; Drought in; Dutch navy from Haarlem, Holl., to; Dutch navy protects American ships in; Dutch navy sails for; Dutch navy sinks French ships in; Duties on; Earthquakes in; Embargoes in; Emigration from Fr. to; Exports from Boston, Mass., to; Exports from British colonies, N.Am., to; Exports from Dublin, Ire., to; Exports from Fr. to; Exports from Gt. Brit. to; Exports from Ire. to; Exports from London, Eng., to; Exports from New Eng. to; Exports from Pa. to; Exports from Quebec, Can., to; Exports from St. Augustine, Fla., to; Exports from Va. to; Exports from York district, Va., to; Flour, demand low in; Flour, price in; Flour, used in trade with; Flour scarce in; France, protects American ships in; Franco-British rivalry in; Free trade in; French army, from Brest, Fr., to; French army to; French navy, reinforced in; French navy in; French navy to; Furs imported to Lisbon, Port., from; Hessians from N.Y. to; Horses, mortality among in; Hurricanes in; Imports to Bordeaux, Fr., from; Imports to Charleston, S.C., from; Imports to Fr. from; Imports to James river, Va., from; Imports to London, Eng., from; Imports to New London, Conn., from; Imports to Providence, R. I., from; Imports to Rappahannock river, Va., from; Imports to Savannah Ga., from; Imports to Va. from; Imports to York district, Va., from; Indentured servants from; Irish troops join French in; Land grants in; Linen, market for British in; Live stock, used in trade with; Lumber, used in trade with; Lumber export from Baltic sea to; Lumber export from N.Y. to; Lumber, export from Va. to; Lumber plentiful in; Merchandise returned from; Militiary stores, prohibition removed by Dutch in; Molasses, import to British colonies, N.Am., from; Money demanded; Non-exportation agreements, attitude toward in; Non-exportation agreements supported in; Non-importation agreements, attitude toward in; Packets from Falmouth Eng., to; Physicians from; Pimentoes import to British colonies, N.Am., from; Pirates captured in; Postal service between Falmouth, Eng., and; Prices current, in; Prices high in; Privateers, American, alerted in; Privateers, American, capture British ships in; Privateers, American, capture ships in; Privateers, Boston, Mass., captured by British in; Privateers, British, capture ships in; Privateers, Charleston, S.C., capture British ships in; Privateers, French, cruise; Privateers, Spanish, increase in; Privateers captured in; Provisions, salt, export from Ire. to; Provisions plentiful in; Revolutionary war, effect of on; Revolutionary war, operation transferred to; Rice, import to Lisbon, Port., from; Rice, used in trade with; Rum import to British colonies, N.Am., from; Salt, export from Ire. to; Ships, American, captured by British in; Ships, American, protected by French in; Ships, American, saluted in; Ships, British, boarded by Spanish in; Ships, British, captured by Americans in; Ships, British, captured by French in; Ships, British, captured by Spanish in; Ships, British, in; Ships, Danish, captured by British in; Ships, Dutch, captured by British in; Ships, French, captured by British in; Ships, French, captured by British navy in; Ships, French register, in; Ships, Jamaica, captured by Spanish in; Ships, Pa., captured by British in; Ships, Phila., Pa., captured by British in; Ships, S.C., pursued by British navy in; Ships, Spanish, captured by British in; Ships, Spanish, stopped by British in; Ships captured by British in; Ships from; Ships from Cork, Ire., to; Ships from Liverpool, Eng., to; Ships from London, Eng., to; Ships from New Haven, Conn., to; Ships from Newport, R.I., to; Ships from Va. to; Ships to; Ships to Amsterdam, Holl., from; Ships, to Halifax, N.S., from; Ships to Hampton, Va., from; Ships to James river, Va., from; Ships to Marblehead, Mass., from; Ships to Nantucket, Mass., from; Ships to New Haven, Conn., from; Ships to N.Y. from; Ships to New Bern, N.C., from; Ships to Phila., Pa., from; Ships to Providence, R.I., from; Ships to Salem Mass., from: Ships to Smithfield, Va., from; Ships to Va. from; Ships to York district, Va., from; Ships lost in; Ships' materials, price of in; Ships' sailing time; Shipwrecks in; Skins import to Lisbon, Port., from; Slaves from; Slaves imported to York district, Va., from; Slaves in; Slaves, price of, in; Slaves sold from Va. to; Smugglers in; Smuggling in; Soap, Castile, price of in; Spanish army in; Spanish army reinforces French in; Spanish army to; Spanish-British rivalry in; Spanish navy from Cadiz, Sp., to; Spanish navy in; Spanish navy joins French in; Spanish navy reinforces French in; Spanish navy to; Spies, French, in; Stamp act, petition against from; Storms in; Sugar import to Bristol, Eng., from; Sugar production declines in; Tobacco cultivated in; Tories as garrison forces in; Trade, American importance to
- +West Indies, British,
- −armaments for,
- −affected by colonial dispute,
- −capture by French prophesied,
- −changes in government of rumored,
- −conquest by Fr. and U.S. proposed,
- −defense by ministry criticized,
- −defense criticized,
- −defenses neglected,
- −embargo on produce to Continental colonies,
- −estates decrease in value,
- −French and American attacks rumored,
- −French attack planned,
- −threatened,
- −French flags of truce forbidden in,
- −French trade with,
- −importance to merchants,
- −loss of discussed,
- −oppose repeal of Sugar act,
- −relations with British colonies,
- −with Fr.,
- −ruin of sugar colonies,
- −Spanish attack on rumored,
- −threatened,
- −Spanish navy survey of,
- −trade affected by American seizures,
- −protected by British navy,
- See also: Bread scarce in; British colonies, N.Am., opposed in; Embargoes; Flour scarce in; Food production declines in; French navy, ships trade with; French settle in; Imports, to U. S. from; Non-importation agreements, effect in; Prices current, in; Prices high in; Treason, accusations of in
- +West Indies, Dutch,
- −trade with British colonies,
- −N. Am.,
- −protested,
- −trade with U. S.,
- See also: Free trade in; Poisonings in; Ships from N. Y. to
- −trade with British colonies,
- +West Indies, French,
- −armaments for,
- −British attack on planned,
- −British colonial trade with protested,
- −British excluded from,
- −British ships forbidden in,
- −fortification ordered,
- −military preparations in,
- −ports closed to British,
- −relations with Gt. Brit.,
- −trade relations with U. S.,
- −trade with British colonies,
- −with British colonies suppressed,
- −with Canada important,
- −with Spain,
- −with U. S. discussed,
- See also: Embargoes in; Exports from; Flour price in; French army, in; French army to; Imports to Hampton, Va., from; Imports to St. Eustatia, W. I., from; Imports to Va. from; Imports to Yorktown, Va., from; Linen market for British in; Lumber, export from U. S. to; Money, Continental, accepted in; Money plentiful in; Prices high in; Privateers, American, capture ships in; Provisions, salt, export from Ire. to; Provisions export from U. S. to; Ships, American, admitted to; Ships, American excluded from; Ships, American, in; Ships, British, excluded from; Ships, British, forbidden in; Slaves from; Smuggling suppressed in; Swiss army to; Teas, import to British colonies, N. Am., from; Woolen market for British in
- +West Indies, Spanish,
- −British trade with opposed,
- −defenses surveyed,
- −free navigation for Gt. Brit. in discussed,
- −militia in,
- −military preparations in,
- −need colonists,
- See also: Corn raised in; Exports from French W. I. to; Money scarce in; Provisions, salt, export from Ire. to; Salt export from Ire. to; Slave trade in; Slaves from; Spanish navy, to
- +West Point,
- −N. Y.,
- British attack on rumored,
- −defense strong,
- −fortifications strong,
- See also: British army near; Continental army in; Courts-martial in; Tories imprisoned in
- −N. Y.,
- +West Point, Va.,
- −fires at,
- See also: Ferries in; Granaries in; Indentured servants for sale in; Indentured servants runaway from; Kitchens in; Lots, for sale in; Merchants in; Outhouses in; Robberies in; Sheds in; Ships for sale in; Ships from; Ships in; Slaves, entailed, for sale in; Slaves for hire in; Slaves for sale in; Slaves imported for sale in; Stables, described, in; Stables in; Storehouses in; Stores and lots for sale in; Stores for rent in, for sale in, in; Taverns in
- +West Point ferry,
- +West Riding,
- Eng.,
- See: Corn scarce in; Unemployment in; Woolen manufactures in
- Eng.,
- +West river,
- Md.,
- See: Animals, abnormal, on
- Md.,
- +West Stoke,
- Eng.,
- See: Charity in; Smallpox inoculation
- Eng.,
- +Westbay,
- Sgt.,
- killed in battle of White plains,
- Sgt.,
- +Westborough,
- Mass.,
- See: Accidents in
- Mass.,
- +Westbrook,
- +Westbrooke,
- +Westbrooke's Sammons apple trees,
- for sale,
- in Surry co.,
- for sale,
- +Westbury plantation,
- −Charles City co.,
- +Westchester co.,
- −N. Y.,
- court proceedings regulated by general assembly,
- See also: Anecdotes from; Fairs from; Murders in
- −N. Y.,
- +Westcoat,
- Capt.,
- American prisoner of war,
- Capt.,
- +Westcombe,
- Capt.,
- of the Rickman,
- Capt.,
- +Westcot,
- −Capt.,
- of the William,
- −John,
- Capt.,
- −Capt.,
- +Westcott,
- −Capt.,
- −of the Anne,
- −of the Hannah,
- −William,
- −Capt.,
- of the Courtney,
- −of the Fannies,
- −of the Phenix,
- −Capt.,
- −Wright,
- −adv. for deserter,
- −adv. for runaway sailors,
- −adv. for runaway slave,
- −adv. for ship's cargo,
- −libelant in Admiralty court,
- −reimbursed for property destroyed in Norfolk,
- −signer of Association,
- in Norfolk,
- −Wright,
- −land of,
- −of the Phoenix,
- −of the Scorpion,
- −Capt.,
- +Westerhouse,
- +Westerly,
- −R. I.,
- committee of correspondence,
- See also: Boston port bill opposed in; Non-exportation agreement supported in; Non-importation agreement supported in
- −R. I.,
- +Western,
- John,
- sentenced for felony,
- John,
- +Western America,
- See: Travel in
- +Western Branch (Elizabeth river),
- Va.,
- See: British navy in
- Va.,
- +Western Branch landing,
- Nansemond co.,
- +Western Confederacy (Indians),
- peace with Gt. Brit. confirmed,
- −with Northern Confederacy,
- peace with Gt. Brit. confirmed,
- +Western England,
- See: Emigration from; Wages in
- +Western is.,
- See: Azores
- +Western lands,
- −advantages of,
- −grants by king,
- −survey and sale of,
- +Westfall,
- +Westfield,
- N. J.,
- See: British army in; British army retreats from; Flour distributed near
- N. J.,
- +Westham,
- −Va.,
- established by general assembly,
- −meeting of subscribers to,
- draw town lots,
- See also: Blacksmiths' shops in; Bricklayers, adv. for in; Carpenters, adv. for in; Foundries in; Land near; Ordinaries for rent in; Outhouses in; Slaves for hire in; Slaves runaway from; Smiths' shops in; Stables in; Stealing in; Storehouses in; Tailors shops in; Tavernkeepers adv. for in; Warehouses in
- −Va.,
- +Westham brewery,
- +Westham ordinary,
- +Westham plantation,
- Henrico co.,
- +Westmeath co.,
- Ire.,
- anecdote from,
- Ire.,
- +Westminster,
- −Eng.,
- candidates for parliament from,
- −common pleas court,
- trials in,
- −defense of discussed,
- −instructs representatives,
- −petitions king,
- Rind: Oct. 19, 1769 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: Nov. 2, 1769 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Rind: Nov. 2, 1769 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: Nov. 9, 1769 – pg. 1, col. 3
- Purdie and Dixon: Nov. 9, 1769 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Nov. 23, 1769 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Rind: Mar. 8, 1770 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: May 24, 1770 – pg. 1, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: May 24, 1770 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Jan. 31, 1771 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Purdie and Dixon: Feb. 7, 1771 – pg. 1, col. 2
- Rind: Feb. 7, 1771 – pg. 1, col. 1
- Rind: Feb. 7, 1771 – pg. 2, col. 2
- −petitions to king opposed,
- −remonstrance to king,
- See also: Anecdotes from; British ministry, dismissal of petitioned for by; Elections in; Parliament, dissolution of petitioned for by
- −Eng.,
- +Westminster, N. Y.,
- −courts in opposed,
- See also: Riots in
- +Westminster abbey,
- −events in since 1756,
- −monuments in,
- −spires built on,
- +Westminster bridge,
- −London,
- −Eng.,
- −authorized,
- −postponed,
- −cost of,
- −described,
- −foundations begun,
- −opening of,
- −stone for,
- −London,
- +Westminster court,
- +Westminster gazette,
- extract from,
- +Westminster hall,
- −London,
- Eng.,
- bench of justices,
- trials before,
- bench of justices,
- Eng.,
- −trials in,
- Parks: Sept. 4, 1746 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Parks: Sept. 25, 1746 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Parks: Sept. 25, 1746 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: Sept. 20, 1770 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: Feb. 27, 1772 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Rind: Feb. 27, 1772 – pg. 2, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: Mar. 12, 1772 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Rind: Mar. 12, 1772 – pg. 1, col. 2
- −London,
- +Westminster journal,
- −assault case described in,
- −British foreign policy satirized,
- −eulogy of Frederick,
- prince of Wales,
- +Westminster magazine,
- extract from,
- +Westmore,
- −Edward,
- public jailer,
- −Edward,
- +Westmore, Savage &,
- +Westmoreland,
- +Westmoreland, Eng.,
- See: Anecdotes from
- +Westmoreland, privateer,
- +Westmoreland co.,
- Eng.,
- See: Anecdotes from
- Eng.,
- +Westmoreland co., Pa.,
- −skirmish at described,
- See also: Tories, attack
- +Westmoreland co., Va.,
- −burgesses from,
- Hunter: Jan. 30, 1752 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Hunter: Feb. 27, 1752 – pg. 3, col. 2
- 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. 21, 1769 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Rind: Sept. 21, 1769 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Rind: Nov. 9, 1769 – pg. 1, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Dec. 5, 1771 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Purdie and Dixon: Aug. 4, 1774 – pg. 2, col. 3
- −commissions portrait of William Pitt,
- −committee elected,
- −resolutions (text),
- −trials for extortion,
- −trials for inciting slaves,
- −county court,
- −rum sold by order of,
- −trials in,
- −delegates elected to Va. convention,
- −to Va. general assembly,
- −freeholders' meeting,
- resolutions (text) of,
- −list of tithables for 1774,
- −newspaper delivery in,
- −orders portraits from Eng.,
- −resolutions (text) against David Wardrobe,
- −senator elected,
- See also: Apple orchards in; Attorneys in; Associators in; Auctions in; Bakers, adv. for in; Boston port bill, relief from in; Brick dwelling houses in; Bridges in; Churches in; Convict servants from; Convict servants runaway from; Falling yards in; Ferries in; Fulling mills in; Granaries, described, in; Horse-breeding in; Indentured Negroes runaway from; Indentured servants runaway from; Indentured servants stolen in; Jails in; Kitchens in; Land, ownership disputed in; Land and houses for sale in; Land for sale in; Landings in; Meat houses in; Mills in; Non-exportation agreement in; Non-importation agreement in; Offices in; Orchards in; Outhouses in; Oysters in; Peach orchards in; Pilot boats for sale in; Quarters in; Robberies in; Ships for sale in; Shipyards in; Slaves, ownership disputed in; Slaves for sale in; Slaves runaway from; Stealing in; Storehouses in; Stores in; Tobacco houses in; Tobacco inspectors in; Undertakers adv. for in; Warehouses in; William and Mary college opposed in
- −burgesses from,
- +Westmoreland co., Va., independent company,
- escorts delegates to Continental congress,
- +Westmoreland co., Va., troops,
- arrive in Williamsburg,
- +Westmoreland courthouse,
- −Va.,
- −meeting of trustees of Gilbert Campbell at,
- See also: Land for sale at; Mississippi company meets at; Slaves for sale at
- +Weston,
- −Capt.,
- of the Richmond,
- −George,
- −James,
- −deserter,
- −Nicholas,
- indentured servant,
- −Thomas,
- of England,
- −Capt.,
- +Weston Mass.,
- See: Silkworms raised in
- +Weston's bottles (for snuff),
- +Weston's Scotch snuff,
- for sale,
- in Williamsburg,
- for sale,
- +Weston's snuff,
- −for sale,
- −in Alexandria,
- −in Norfolk,
- −for sale,
- +Westover,
- +Westover church,
- Charles City co.,
- +Westover ferry,
- +Westover parish,
- −Va.,
- sale of land authorized by general assembly,
- See also: Clergy, Anglican, adv. for in; Land, entailed, docked in
- −Va.,
- +Westover plantation,
- −Charles City co.,
- Va.,
- Hunter: Oct. 24, 1751 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Hunter: Mar. 27, 1752 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Hunter: Nov. 3, 1752 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Hunter: May 9, 1755 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Nov. 24, 1768 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Nov. 2, 1769 – pg. 4, col. 1
- Rind: Mar. 29, 1770 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: June 6, 1771 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Rind: Oct. 17, 1771 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Purdie and Dixon: Dec. 17, 1772 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Rind: Dec. 17, 1772 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Feb. 24, 1774 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Purdie and Dixon: Sept. 8, 1774 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Purdie and Dixon: Nov. 24, 1774 – pg. 2, col. 3
- Purdie and Dixon: Dec. 15, 1774 – pg. 3, col. 3
- Pinkney: Dec. 15, 1774 – pg. 3, col. 3
- Pinkney: Sept. 21, 1775 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Purdie: Sept. 22, 1775 – pg. 3, col. 3
- Dixon and Hunter: Sept. 23, 1775 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Purdie: July 12, 1776 – pg. 3, col. 1
- Dixon and Hunter: July 13, 1776 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Purdie: Jan. 3, 1777 – pg. 1, col. 3
- Purdie: June 13, 1777 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Purdie: Aug. 8, 1777 – pg. 1, col. 1
- Dixon and Hunter: Aug. 15, 1777 – pg. 6, col. 2
- Dixon and Hunter: Sept. 19, 1777 – pg. 3, col. 2
- Purdie: Sept. 19, 1777 – pg. 1, col. 2
- Dixon and Hunter: Oct. 17, 1777 – pg. 1, col. 2
- Dixon and Hunter: Nov. 21, 1777 – pg. 1, col. 2
- Dixon and Hunter: Dec. 19, 1777 – pg. 2, col. 1
- Dixon and Hunter: July 17, 1778 – pg. 4, col. 1
- Va.,
- −contributes to sufferers in Montreal fire,
- −sales at,
- −slaves runaway from,
- See also: Earthquakes at; Indentured servants runaway from; Slaves for sale at; Slaves runaway from; Stealing at; Woodcutters, adv. for at
- −Charles City co.,
- +Westphalia,
- Germany,
- See: Jesuits in
- Germany,
- +Westphalia, treaty of,
- +Westray,
- +Westron,
- Thomas,
- Capt.,
- of the Endeavour,
- Capt.,
- Thomas,
- +West's tavern,
- +Westwood,
- −Elizabeth,
- −James,
- −Patsey,
- −Warlich,
- −adv. merchandise for sale by Elizabeth City co.,
- committee,
- −burgess from Elizabeth City co.,
- −delegate to Va. convention from Elizabeth City co.,
- −delegate to Va. general assembly,
- from Elizabeth City co.,
- −manages sale of imported goods,
- −on Elizabeth City co.,
- −on Hampton,
- −adv. merchandise for sale by Elizabeth City co.,
- −William,
- −burgess from Elizabeth City co.,
- −land of,
- −ordered to supply Louisburg expedition,
- +Westwood, plantation seat,
- Prince William co.,
- +Wet goods,
- −bartered for land,
- −imported to Phila.,
- Pa.,
- from Cadiz,
- Pa.,
- +Wetherald,
- William,
- Capt.,
- William,