The Diary of Robert Rose A View of Virginia by a Scottish Colonial Parson, 1746-1751

Diary of Robert Rose (1704-1751), an Anglican clergyman, who immigrated from Scotland to Essex County, Virginia in 1724, married twice, and moved to Albemarle County, Virginia. His " ... chronicle of day-by- day events in 1746-1751 is a reliable prime source of many aspects of pioneering life in two of Virginia's early parishes of the Church of England: St. Anne's Parish in Essex County where he served in 1725- 1748, and St. Anne's Parish in Albemarle County where he was the first minister in 1744-1751 ... ", 7394ZWICB.