[87] Dr. Blair held the presidency for fifty years, until his death in 1743.
[88] William and Mary College Quarterly, i. 65.
[89] I leave this as it was first written a few years ago, and take pleasure in adding to it the following quotation from Mr. Bruce: “That the entire site of the town will not finally sink beneath the waves of the river will be due to the measures of protection which the National Government have adopted at the earnest solicitation of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. This organization is performing a noble and sacred work in rescuing so many of the ancient landmarks of the state from ruin, a work into which it has thrown a zeal, energy, and intelligence entitling it to the honour and gratitude of all who are interested in the history, not merely of Virginia, but of America itself.” Economic History of Virginia, ii. 562.
[90] Hening’s Statutes, iii. 122.
[91] William and Mary College Quarterly, i. 66.
[92] William and Mary College Quarterly, ii. 65.
[93] Id. i. 187.
[94] Cooke’s Virginia, p. 306.
[95] William and Mary College Quarterly, iii. 263.
[96] William and Mary College Quarterly, ii. 55, 56.