[699] His chapter on “The golden age of Virginia” in his Virginia.
[700] Vol. I. ch. 26.
[701] Chap. v., “Manners in the southern provinces.”
[702] On Virginia social classes, see Lodge, p. 67, and references.
[703] A. Burnaby, Travels through the middle settlements in North America, 1759-60, London, 1775. Extracts from Burnaby relating to Virginia are given in Maxwell’s Virginia Register, vol. v.
T. Anburey, Travels through the interior parts of America, two vols., London, 1789. He was an officer of Burgoyne’s army.
C. C. Robin, Nouveau Voyage dans l’Amérique Septentrionale en 1781. Philad., 1782. He was one of Rochambeau’s officers.
J. F. D. Smyth, Travels in the United States, London, 1784. Extracts from Smyth on Virginia are in Maxwell’s Virginia Reg., vi. p. 11, etc. John Randolph said of this book in 1822: “Though replete with falsehood and calumny, it contains the truest picture of the state of society and manners in Virginia (such as it was about half a century ago) that is extant. Traces of the same manners could be found some years subsequent to the adoption of the federal constitution, say to the end of the century. At this moment not a vestige remains.”
Brissot de Warville, Nouveau Voyage dans les États Unis, Paris, 1791.
Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, Voyage dans les États-Unis, 1795-97.