sts of a series of well
written articles upon anti-bellum Virginia. Among these are
Glimpses of Life in Colonial Virginia, The Old Virginia Lawyer,
and the Negro Question. Dr. Page's intimate knowledge of the
life upon the plantation makes him peculiarly well qualified to
write a book of this nature.

Perry, William Stevens.--Papers Relating to the History of the
Church in Virginia, 1650-1776. Printed in 1870. One volume. This
collection of manuscripts is invaluable to the historian. Some
of the papers have been preserved in other works, but many are
to be had here only. The documents relating to the controversy
between the vestries and the governors for control of the
appointing of ministers are of great importance. Not only do
these papers give much information upon the ecclesiastical
history of the colony, but they throw light that cannot be
gotten elsewhere upon political conditions.

Sainsbury, Noel W.--Papers. Twenty manuscript volumes in the
Virginia State Library. These papers are chiefly copies in
abstract of the official correspondence of the home government,
and the governors and secretaries of Virginia. They cover the
long period from the founding of the colony until the year 1730.
The letters of the governors to the Lords of Trade and
Plantations are often quite frank and give the student an
insight into their purposes and their methods that can be gained
from no other source. They should be studied in connection with
the Journals of the House of Burgesses, for they will make clear
many points that are purposely left obscure in the transactions
of the Assembly. It is a matter for regret that the papers are
but abstracts and the State of Virginia should have exact copies
made of the originals.

Sale, Edith Tunis.--Manors of Virginia in Colonial Times. One
volume. J.B. Lippincott Co., 1909. This work contains accounts
of no less than twenty-four manors, including in the list
Shirley, Westover, Brandon, Rosewell, Monticello, Gunston Hall,
etc. The descriptions of the houses are made more vivid and
entertaining by sketches of the families that occupied them. The
volume is rich in illustrations.

Smith, Capt. John.--Works of, edited by Edward Arber. On Montague
Road, Birmingham, England, 1884. Capt. Smith's account of the
settling of Jamestown and the struggle