Affair on the Pamunkey River 1863

- from The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. ; Series 1 - Volume 18

Major Wise was the nephew of General (and former Governor) Henry Wise.

Report of Acting Rear Admiral Lee U S Navy Regarding Naval Support in the Military Occupation of the Peninsula Virginia

Correspondence Regarding Naval Cooperation in the Occupation of West Point Va May 5-7 1863

-from Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of Rebellion, Vol. XVIII

New Kent School Day- 101 Years Ago

- from the Williamsburg Virginia Gazette, May 2, 1912

To Be Hung for Stealing Bacon

 - from Calendar of Virginia State papers and other manuscripts: Vol. 5

 . . . and Jesse?

George Webb - Author

From the History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal Conditions in America. Vol. 1

William Parks was the owner operator of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1750). In 1733 with the help of Webb he published the first compilation of the laws of Virginia. Webb, a planter, was a Vestryman of St. Peters, and Sheriff in 1737 (typically a rotating job amongst the Justices). He also operated a ferry across the Pamunkey.

Here is the link to The Office and Authority . . .  on Google Books.

The USS New Kent

Some information on the USS New Kent, a Haskell class attack transport. The Haskell class were named after counties. There was also a USS Rockingham, a USS Rockbridge and a USS Buckingham.