VA-HIST Archives

Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history

VA-HIST@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US
Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: colonial game?
From:
Jim Greve <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:33:51 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (47 lines) 
Heads or tails.

James R. Greve
Archivist
The Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223
(804)692-3752
[log in to unmask] 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Watkinson 
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:31 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: colonial game?


In a court case from Orange Co, VA, 1750, came the following jury
verdict:  We of the Jury find that the Tobacco . . . was won by the Plt
of the Deft at a game between them called cross and pile . . ."  What
was "cross and pile"?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

James D. Watkinson, Ph.D.

Archives

Library of Virginia

[log in to unmask]

804.692.3804

 


To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the
instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html

To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions
at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html

ATOM RSS1 RSS2


LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US