The sovereign remedy tobacco was probably first brought to the shores of england from florida by sir john hawkins in 1565 englishmen were growing it by the 1570s and after the return of the daring sir francis drake to england with a large quantity of tobacco captured in the west indies in 1586 the use of tobacco in england was increased substantially. Hello sign in account lists account returns orders try. Book from project gutenberg tobacco in colonial virginia the sovereign remedy library of congress classifications f206 sb. Tobacco in colonial virginia the sovereign remedy issue 20 of historical booklet jamestown 350th anniversary issue 20 of jamestown 350th anniversary historical booklet author g melvin herndon publisher virginia 350th anniversary celebration corporation 1957 original from the university of virginia digitized nov 30 2007 length 53