mistaken, the Saponeys felt great grief and indignation |
at the ignomin ious death suffered by one of their great |
men, and threatened (Calendar Virginia State Papers, Vol.
1, page 215) to drive the whites across James River, The
following year they left Virginia and went to live with
their friends, the Catawbas, in Carolina,"
THE HISTORY OF PITTSYEVANIA COUNTY, VA., by Maud Carter
Clement. Published, 1929, J, P, Bell Co., Ine.
Lynchburg, Va. Page 19-20
mistaken, the Saponeys felt great grief and indignation
at the ignomin ious death suffered by one of their great
men, and threatened (Calendar Virginia State Papers, Vol.
1, page 215) to drive the whites across James River, The
following year they left Virginia and went to live with
their friends, the Catawbas, in Carolina,"
THE HISTORY OF PITTSYEVANIA COUNTY, VA., by Maud Carter
Clement. Published, 1929, J, P, Bell Co., noes
Lynchburg, Va. Page 19-20
mistaken, the Saponeys felt great grief and indignation
at the ignomin ious death suffered by one of their great
» and threatened (Calendar Virginia State » Vol.
1, page 215) to drive the whites across Jame: er, Thd
following year they left Virginia and went to live with
their friends, the Catawbas, in Carolina,"
THE HISTORY OF PITTSYEVANIA COUNTY, VA., by Maud Carter
Clement, Published, 1929, J, P, Bell Cos, Inc.,
met
Lynchburg, Va. Page 19-20
| INDIAN (Virginia) |
_ “One of the great men of the Saponeys (tribe) committed
a murder while drunk for which he was tried in the courts
and hanged in 1728, Governor Gooch of Virginia reported
(VIRGINIA MAGAZINE HISPORY, Vol. 28, Page 300) the
occurrence to the Lords of Trade of England, saying:
The murder was committed while the Indian was drunk which
they look upon as a just excuse, because, as they say a
man is not accountable for what he did while he was de=
prived of his reason, Yet they readily delivered him up
to justice, upon my first message, and he has since been
tried and executed without any sign of resentment althoug:
he was in mech esteem among them. I had ordered some of
the nation to be at the tryal who did attend, and by an
interpreter were made to uderstand that the Proceedings
in the court against them were the same as in like case
they would be against a white man,® But Gov, Gooch was
INDIAN (Virginia) i
"One of the great men of the Saponeys (tribe) committed
a murder while drunk for which he was tried in the courts
and hanged in 1728. Governor Gooch of Virginia reported
(VIRGINIA MAGAZINE HISTORY, Vol. 28, Page 300) the
occurrence to the Lords of Trade of England, saying:
The mrder was committed while the Indian was drunk which
they look upon as a just excuse, because, as they say a
man is not accountable for what he did while he was de-
prived of his reason, Yet, they readily delivered him up
to justice, upon my first message, and he has since been
tried and executed without any sign of resentment althoug:
he was in mch esteem among them. I had ordered some of
the nation to be at the tryal who did attend, and by an
interpreter were made to uderstand that the Proceedings
in the court against them were the same as in like case
they would be against a white man.® But Gov, Gooch was
"One of the | great men of the Saponeys ee conmitted
and hange: 28, Governor Gooch of Virginia reported
(VIRGINIA MAGAZINE HISTORY, Vol. 28, Page 300) the
occurrence to the Lords of Trade of England, sayii
The mrder vas comitted while the Indian was drunk whic]
they look upon as a just excuse, because, as they say a
man is not accountable for what he did while he was de=
prived of his reason, Yet they readily delivered him up
to justice, upon my first message, and he has since been
tried and executed without any sign of resentment althoug]
he was in mch esttem among them, ordered some
the nation to be at the tryal who did attend, an
erpreter were made to uderstand that the Proceedings
in the court against them were the same as in li
they would be against a white man,* But Gov, Gooch was
eu ats ren of the Saponeya (trtbe) comit ta
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