Bruce
Let me phrase my question differently. I am trying to improve my research
techniques and that is why I am pursing this and don't mean to flogg a dead
horse.
If Hobb or Hobb's Hole was not in the index as it  isn't in the version of
the book that I have, how did you find it in this book? Did you just
remember it from previous readings? Did you remember that this book talked
about waterways in Va during that time frame so just went looking?
What was the clue to you to go and look in this book since it was not
indexed?

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Bruce Terrell <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi James
> I had a xerox that I made from an 1894 reprint of the original edition of
> 1784 edited by Paul Leicester Ford, Historical Printing Club, Brooklyn.
> Chapter 2 (Rivers), p. 24, para 5, "Rappahanock affords 4 fathom water to
> Hobb's hole, and 2 fathom from thence to Fredericksburg."  You can also
> find
> it here:
>
> http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=JefVirg.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&amp;part=2&division=div1
>
> I do have to say that when I was taking notes yesterday, I was moving
> quickly and interpreted it to mean 4 fathoms at the "hole" but looking at
> it
> now I see the river channel is the intent.  But other secondary sources
> indicated that the "hole" referenced a deeper anchorage at the shoreline.
> I'd like to follow that up w/ some considered research.
>
> Also, I don't think I made myself clear that the reason 17th century
> lighterage was possible was because of the mouth of Hoskin's Creek which
> would provide a protected area from which to load and unload lighters free
> from the current of the river.
>
> Cheers,
> Bruce
>
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