mr. patrick henry made quite the speech enrichment, something about a liberty and death now we have independent companies. because of that speech, virginia now has a group of armed men, every county in va a and england, well, that may have something to do with the governor. here we are. it's quite a few stairs up to this floor. i suppose that is the trouble. >> the lady augusta. they're the oldest of the children. they are 15 and 14e years of age. >> they also take their lesson there the house. that one over there is for their dw dwoverness. madameoiselle. there's a french gover necessary. we may not like the french, but we do like their style. very important that these young ladies will present to the royal courts, their father is a secret parliament. but now the governor is taking his entire family off to his valley. they're sailing up the york river at the moment. >> they're wishing they had this much room again. >> i know you'd like it. lord and the lady dunmore share the bed chamber right over here. you'll want to take a look: it's not like they will know the difference. oh, yes, they do s

mr. patrick henry made quite the speech in richmond, something about liberty and death? but now, now, we have independent companies. because of that speech, virginia has a group of armed men in every county in virginia all angry at england. well, that may have something to do with the governor leaving town last night. but seeing as they are not here, what do you say we go upstairs and see the private chambers of the family? right this way. here we are. it's quite a few stairs. i suppose that is the trouble with high ceilings. so many stairs. this is the largest bedchamber in the house. it belongs to lady catherine and lady augusta. they are the oldest of the children. they are 15 and 14. think they left in a hurry last night. you see, these young ladies have the large bedchamber because they also take their lessons here in the house. that bed over there is for their governess. she is a french governess. we may not like the french, but we do like their style. very important these young ladies speak french. they will be presented to the royal court. their father has a seat

mr. patrick henry made quite the speech in richmond, something about liberty and death? but now, now, we have independent companies. because of that speech, virginia is angry at england. that may have something to do with the governor leaving town last night. but seeing as they are not here, what do you say we go upstairs and see the private chambers of the family? right this way. here we are. it's quite a few stairs. i guess that is the trouble with high ceilings. so many stairs. this chamber belongs to lady catherine and lady augusta. they are the oldest of the children. they are 15 and 14. things they left in a hurry last night. it seems these young ladies have a large bedchamber -- that bed over there is for their governess. we may not like the french, but we do like their style. their father has a seat in parliament. now the governor has taken his entire family off to his ship. they are sailing of the york river at the moment. they are sharing cabins on the ship. seven children. and the governor. and learners made. and the servants. oh, my. -- and the nursemaid. i'm

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patrick henry. do you know i met mr. henry when i was making my way to williamsburg that winter of '59 and '60. to attend the old world college of william and mary. he was a most accomplished fiddler and we commenced to work together in our disagreements with our government as that ensued. we collaborated on that proclamation for a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. i can only say this. as he wanted to criticize me at a time when i was the second common governor, mind you he was the first, at a time when we had to oversee the safety, protection and defense of our commonwealth of virginia in the light of the invasions by general benedict arnold, let alone general charles lord cornwallis, that we were hardly prepared for that invasion. in fact i remember as governor to try to summon our militias to gather together for the general defense of virginia, why, our virginia militias appeared and disappeared with the seasons and the crops. and so i was chastised particularly when we had to retreat from richmond town. we had already retreated from williamsburg. we were quite vulnerable on the high g

mr. roan. [laughter] and when you think about what patrick henry had to say there, when i read about the declaration of independence and when i asked my mother all men are created equal and be they are endowed by that creator with certain inalienable rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, does that mean me? me? she said, yes, absolutely. i said, well, then something's wrong. she said, no, it means you. the streetcar lines ended one block from where i lived. which means if you got on the streetcar to go someplace, it wasn't ever full because you was at the end of the line. so we would get on, and she would say, come on, let's go. and i'd sit at the front. she'd say, let's go back a little further. okay, one more. she'd say let's go back -- well, i wasn't able to read the colored and white sign. and i would say, well, why do we have to go back? she said we'll just go back. and she said -- and then when i did see sometimes the conductor asking people to move back, all she would say to me is this will change. this will change. you just come on. you just sit back here. and the one thing that

mr. jefferson was invincible and invisible war. i just wondered how he answered his critics to discharge. this charge. bill: i would say one of my critics and also my closest compatriot, patrick henry. i met him when i was making my way through williamsburg to attend the overall college of william and mary. he had become well known as an attorney. we commenced to work together in our disagreements with government. with theorated proclamation for a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer. as he would want to criticize me theng the time that i was second elected governor of the new commonwealth of virginia, he was the first. at a time that we had oversold the safety and protection of virginia, in the light of the invasions by general benedict arnold, let alone general cornwallis. we were hardly prepare for the invasion. , together as governor together for the general defense of virginia. militias appeared and disappeared with the seasons and the crops. i was chastised when we had to retreat. we had already retreated from williamsburg. were vulnerable on the high ground in williamsburg with the james river and the south and the york river to the north. we retreated to richmond town fo