Notes 



Government. See Hinsdale's "The Old Northwest, with 

 a View of the Thirteen Colonies as Constituted by the 

 Royal Charters," New York, 1899. 



Note III. 



Colonel William Byrd, of Westover, founder of the 

 towns of Richmond and Petersburg, was one of the most 

 brilliant figures in the history of the later colonial period. 

 Born to an ample fortune, the epitaph above his grave 

 at Westover records that he "was sent early to England, 

 where he made a happy proficiency in polite and various 

 learning; contracted a most intimate and bosom friend- 

 ship with the learned and illustrious Charles Boyle, Earl 

 of Orrery; was called to the bar of the Middle Temple; 

 was chosen Fellow of the Royal Society; and being thirty- 

 seven years a member, at last became president of the 

 council of this colony." His epitaph also tells the way- 

 farer that he was "the well-bred gentleman and polite 

 companion, the constant enemy of all exorbitant power, 

 and hearty friend of the liberties of his country." The 

 famous "Westover Manuscripts," written by Byrd for 

 his own amusement and first published in 1841, is one of 

 the most delightful books that has come down to us from 

 the colonial period. 



Note IV. 



Henry Bouquet, born in Rolle, Switzerland, in 1 719, 

 served in the armies of Holland and Sardinia, and in 1756 

 entered the British service with the rank of lieutenant- 

 colonel. He took part in the expedition against Fort 

 Duquesne in 1758 and was present at its capture. Five 

 years later he successfully led an expedition to the relief 



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