The Powatan [i.e. Powhatan] Valley of the Powatan Virginia from the church yard of the church Philip Henry [sic] addressed the people in the Revolution, Richmond V.A.

Sketch shows the James River in Virginia, from a churchyard above the valley. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with binder's title: Sketches in America.
Inscribed on verso: Powatan [e.g. Powhatan] was a noted Indian chief who lived and was bureid in the Valley and by the side of the River bearing his name, but now called James River.
Gift; Kate Wallis; 1932.