1825

Robertson, John. Virginia: or, The Fatal Patent. A Metrical Romance. In three cantos. Washington, 1825. Robertson, later Attorney General of Virginia and member of the United States House of Representatives, creates a tale in which a "lone exile," the last of the Roanoke colonists (and based on a character from Scott's Waverly novels), saves Pocahontas, who then saves Smith. Powhatan, enraged that Pocahontas has become Christian, is not permanently reconciled and chases the trio for days through the wilderness. The story ends with the "exile" having a vision of the future glory of America and of Pocahontas "on her nuptial day . . . array'd in white . . . blessed with every Christian rite" -- apparently marrying Smith.
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