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Subject:	Re: The "Engagement" of 1652
From:	Brent Tarter <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Wed, 5 May 2004 07:58:58 -0400
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About Virginia's surrender to Parliament, see Warren M. Billings, John
E. Selby, and Thad W. Tate, COLONIAL VIRGINIA: A HISTORY (1984) and
Warren M. Billings, A LITTLE PARLIAMENT: THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (2004).

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us

-----Original Message-----
From: Louise Bernikow [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 3:06 PM
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Subject: The "Engagement" of 1652


In January 1652, Commissioners from Parliament arrived to negotiate
Virginia's surrender to them. Colonists were asked to sign an oath of
lyoalty called an "engagement." Does anyone know good sources for
details about this period and event? Thanks.

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