Volume 17 , Issue 41

NW Okie's Journey

Since it is just a few weeks until Thanksgiving, we decided to do some research on John Rolfe and Pocahontas. In The Atlanta Constitution, out of Atlanta, Georgia, dated 15 March 1899, Wednesday, page 6, we found the following: "The Presentation of Pocahontas's Portrait," written by Jos. Ohl.

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Walking With Sadie

Do you remember anything from your school days lessons concerning John Smith, John Rolfe, Jamestown and Pocahontas? Well! Here are a few memory boosters from the newspapers archives that we found online at newspapers.com.

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A Sketch of the Life of Pocahontas

It is mid November with the thought of Thanksgiving just a few weeks away. That brings us to this 1809 news article that we found in The North Carolina Star, out of Raleigh, North Carolina, dated 29 Jun 1809, page 2: "Sketch of the Life of Pocahontas."

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1809 - John Adams Letter To Printers of the Boston Patriot

In our research this week we find this May, 1809 letter written by John Adams, and printed in The North Carolina Star, out of Raleigh North Carolina, dated 29 June 1809, Thursday, page 2, "To the Printers of the Boston Patriot:"

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The Marriage of Pocahontas

The following news article we found in The Spirit of the Age, Raleigh, North Carolina, dated 20 February 1856, Wednesday, page 1, was listed under "Choice Literature," from the Home Journal: "The Marriage of Pocahontas," by Benson J. Lossing.

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Genealogy of Old Man Rolfe To Ben Harrison

In The Weekly Kansas Chief, out of Troy, Kansas, dated 20 December 1888, Thursday, page 2, we found this genealogy, which has been stated that Ben. Harrison was a lineal descendant of Pocahontas. The following were the generations:

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Portrait of Pocahontas

Continue our research into Pocahontas we found in The Weekly Kansa Chief, out of Troy, Kansas, dated 30 September 1875, Thursday, page 1, the following story: "Portraite of Pocahontas."

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