e tracts granted, 142-144.
Land grants,
average extent of, 47;
determined by method of transporting immigrants, 47;
vary greatly in size, 47;
not index to size of plantations, 49.
Landowners,
few large in 17th century, 43;
glad to sell in small parcels, 45;
chiefly small proprietors, 46;
in census of 1626, 46;
in York county, 46;
in Essex, 46;
often avoid quit rents, 51;
listed in rent roll of 1704-5, 53;
small proprietors neglected in history, 54;
often poor men, 55;
many work farms with own hands, 57;
_Government_ expects servants to become, 62;
profits of from tobacco, 71-72.
Larkin, George,
describes large land holdings, 144.
Lawrence, Richard,
landowner, 79.
_Leah and Rachel_, 61.
Lee, Richard,
imports 80 slaves, 125.
Leightenhouse, Thomas, 127.
Linton, John,
estimates colonial tobacco, 115;
estimates amount of reexported tobacco, 118;
declares Baltic tobacco trade ruined, 148;
describes tobacco raising in Holland, 149.
London Company,
national character of, 13;
plans manufactures for Virginia, 15;
cannot secure laborers for Virginia, 16;
sets up iron works at Falling Creek, 17-18;
displeased at tobacco culture in Virginia, 25;
tobacco only hope of, 26;
expects Virginia to duplicate England, 28;
high price of tobacco pleases, 64; 73; 75.
Ludwell, Philip, 109; 113.
Ludwell, Thomas,
places average tobacco crop at 1200 pounds, 64; 90;
says tobacco worth nothing, 90; 91; 96.
Manufactures,
attempts to establish in Virginia, 15-19;
cause of failure, 19;
purchased from Dutch, 68-69;
colonial system based on expectation of, 86;
Berkeley tries to establish, 95;
local in Virginia, 103;
of tobacco in England, 119, 122;
exports of to tobacco colonies, 120;
in northern colonies lure Virginia whites, 140; 141;
on plantations, 108; 156-157.
Market,
not free for tobacco, 66;
tobacco sent to foreign, 67-70;
Navigation Acts cut of foreign, 87;
tobacco reexported to continental, 116-120;
Virginia and Maryland furnish for England, 120.
Maryland,
emigration of whites from, 140;
House of Delegates of explains migration, 191.
Mason, Francis,
seven tithables, 57.
Mason, Winfield,
has 40 slaves, 158.
Massacre,
iron works dest
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