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Title: New York at the Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Virginia, April 26 to December 1, 1907
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: New York (State). Commission, Jamestown Exposition, 1907
Subjects: Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907) New York (State)--Exhibitions
Publisher: Albany, N.Y. : J.B. Lyon Co.
Contributing Library: Virginia Beach Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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s ill done of the council to sendforth men so badly provided, this incontradictable reason will shewthem plainly they are too ill advised to nourish such ill conceits;first, the fault of our going was our own: what could be thoughtfitting or necessary we had; but what we should find, or want, orwhere we should be, we were all ignorant, and supposing to make ourpassage in two months, with victuals to live, and the advantage ofthe spring to work; we were at sea five months, where we both spentour victuals and lost the opportunity of the time and season to plant,by the unskilful presumption of our ignorant transporters, thatunderstood not at all what they undertook. Such actions hav.e ever since the worlds beginning been subjectto such accidents; and everything of worth is found full of difficulties;but nothing; so difficult as to establish a commonwealth so far remotefrom men and means, and where mens minds are so untoward asneither do well themselves, nor suffer others. But to proceed.
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SMITH A PRISONERHe Is bound to a tree to be a target for arrows Jamestown Settlement 83 The above shows that there was a spirit of blaming somebodyfor every misfortune; but also pertinently recognizes that the accom-plishment of great undertakings is fraught with difficulties. Thenarrative then proceeds to throw much light in a brief space uponthe customs of the Indians and with what facility broils were broughtabout. The new president and Martin, being little beloved, of weakjudgment in dangers, and less industry in peace, committed the man-aging of all things abroad to Captain Smith, who, by his own example,good words, and fair promises, set some to mow, others to bind thatch,some to build houses, others to thatch them, himself always bearingthe greatest task for his own share; so that in short time, he providedmost of them lodgings, neglecting any for himself. This done, seeingthe savages superfluity begin to decrease (with some of his workmen)shipped himself in the shallop to sear

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