https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/williamclaiborne00clai/williamclaiborne00clai.pdf INTRODUCTION UNTIL now the biography of William Claiborne, the foremost genius of early Virginia, has never been fully written. Religious, political, and even family prejudices have tended hitherto to give us distorted pictures of his life and public services. Dr. Claiborne’s account of his distinguished ancestor’s career shuns fable and corrects tradition. It is…