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The Smithfield Review
Studies in the history of the region west of
the Blue Ridge
edited and published by the Montgomery County Branch,
APVA Preservation Virginia, Blacksburg,
Virginia
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- Volume 11 has these articles:
- The Indian Captivity Narrative of Charles Johnston
- To Refrain from Drinking Ardent Spirits: The Bet between Peter Byrns and
Francis Preston
- "To Counterfeit the Soul": Portraiture at Historic Smithfield
- An Ordinary Woman: Sarah A. Geer McIntyre of Saltville, Virginia
- Progress at Gunpoint: Struggle in the Coal Fields of Southern West Virginia
- A short note: How the Mastodon Got Its Name: The Southwest Virginia
Connection
- A book review and an index.
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- "As soon as they reached shore, they suddenly found their little boat
under attack by heretofore concealed Shawnee. John May and one of the
Fleming sisters were killed and scalped; Mr. Skyles was wounded; and the
rest were captured unharmed." (vol. 11, p. 6).
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- "...the said parties do now upon honor bond themselves to each other to
fully and unequivocally comply with the obligation here entered into, to
wit that in case the said Byrns gets drunk within the term of five years
he will pay to the said Preston or heirs a horse worth twenty pounds..."
(vol. 11, p. 18).
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- "...tragedy struck after less than eight weeks when Martin suffered a
sudden heart attack and died on August 7, 1897, as he was splitting
wood. Suddenly, Sarah was left a widow with four stepchildren in her
care, and she was pregnant....At Martin's death, Sarah's friend Allie
immediately came to her aid." (vol. 11, p. 55).
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- ISSN 1093-96522
- approximately 125 pages, 6 inches x 9 inches, paperbound
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- $85.00 for full set of first eleven issues
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