Project Gutenberg 2009-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 181 Jones, Hugh 1669 1760 rc01002788 The Present State of Virginia Produced by Julia Miller, Asad Razzaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Present State of Virginia" by Hugh Jones is a historical account written in the early 18th century. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the inhabitants of Virginia, including the indigenous peoples, Europeans, and enslaved Africans, detailing their religions, customs, governance, economy, and way of life, along with geographical descriptions of the colony. Additionally, it includes propositions aimed at enhancing learning, trade, and advancements in various fields within the region. The opening of the text introduces the author's motivation for writing—addressing the lack of accurate information about Virginia among people in England and the potential for improvement within the colony. It outlines the significant changes that have occurred under notable governors, particularly Colonel Spotswood, highlighting the advancements in trade, arts, and sciences. Jones aims to reflect a more factual portrayal of Virginia, countering misconceptions and advocating for its prosperity while setting the context for the detailed examination of the state's inhabitants and their circumstances that follows in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Indians of North America -- Virginia -- Early works to 1800 Slavery -- Virginia -- Early works to 1800 African Americans -- Virginia -- Early works to 1800 Virginia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 F206 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 338980 2025-08-12T05:29:09.167556 text/html 334817 2021-01-05T04:41:50 text/html 828103 2025-08-12T05:29:18.866523 application/epub+zip 829881 2025-08-12T05:29:12.918594 application/epub+zip 190014 2025-08-12T05:29:11.120547 application/epub+zip 1113937 2025-08-12T05:29:22.807552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1060856 2025-08-12T05:29:17.465517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317986 2022-09-13T12:51:37.180435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287042 2025-08-12T05:29:07.945560 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286824 2021-01-05T04:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286824 2021-01-05T04:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21022 2025-08-12T05:29:22.946480 application/rdf+xml 15352 2025-08-12T05:29:11.644550 image/jpeg 3782 2025-08-12T05:29:11.374538 image/jpeg 105558 2021-01-05T04:41:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 750409 2021-01-05T04:41:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 105536 2021-01-05T04:41:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 819965 2025-08-12T05:29:09.265553 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia