Antigua is an island in the West Indians. While the French captured the West Indian island of Dominica in September 1778, and the islands of St. Christopher (now St. Kitts), Montserrat, and Nevis ... Read More
The springs referred to as "Augusta Springs" included the Hot Springs, or Little Warm Springs as it was then called, in Augusta County, Va. (now Bath County, Va.). Augusta Springs is now ... Read More
Christopher Ayscough and his wife Anne (both died c.1772) opened a tavern on Francis Street about 100 yards south of the Capitol in Williamsburg, Virginia. Before Governor Fauquier died in March, ... Read More