Jamestown Settlement

I am writing to you to tell you that I have returned from my assignment in the New World. My adventures in the Virginia colony were interesting but I am glad to be back home in London. While in Virginia, I led the typical colonist lifestyle. At first I had a rough time adjusting to my new life in the colony but in the end, I enjoyed my visit to the New World. As you …

…We looked to the Africans, who became indentured servants, much like the many of the poor Englishman. Actual slave labor didn’t come into full play until the 1680’s. Life wasn’t that bad, all things considered. Of course I missed all of my friends back in London but I realized that I had experienced the adventure of a lifetime. I hope that your adventures in Jamestown are as exciting and rewarding as mine were