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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Newport's News. Nomen non Locus. (search)
e of his History, refers, and which, in a pamphlet form, John Smith probably published in London soon after his return from Virginia in 1609. As early as 1608, and of course before Smith returned to England, he published in quarto form in London,ate as hath happened in Virginia. * * * Written by Captaine Smith, Coronell of said Collony, to a worshipfull friend of his i Newport's conduct at this time was so ridiculous that, &c. Smith, when President of the Colony, made a Report to the Companyegoing passages), is not far from the truth. Although in Smith's General History the name appears repeatedly as Nuport's N instances are typographical errors; for, to say nothing of Smith's opportunities to have acquired the correct orthography ofstances in a passage of this paper, a few lines back, where Smith spells Newport's name correctly, and these are by no means the only instances of the kind in Smith's General History. To some persons, not exercising due reflection, the name Newpor