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Dear ,
I have obtained some wonderful information concerning your voyage to the new world
and your future career. You, based on my research, should settle in the wonderful colony of
Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia is a great colony for farming, living, and pursuing a
tremendous life, gaining much money, which is exactly what you would like to do.
Virginia was formed and settled by the joint stock company, the Virginia Company. This
company, given responsibility by King James I, came to the new world in search of gold. There
was, however, no gold in Virginia.
Virginia is a great colony for planting and farming tobacco. The tobacco they grow is a
wonderful blend of English and Native American tobacco plants. Due to this cross-breeding,
some of the world’s finest tobacco is produced. The king has a strong dislike for this tobacco and
thinks it is completely distasteful; however, he is the only one in all of England. This is a great
business venture and I believe you would do extremely well in this line of work.
You should also sponsor an indentured servant. Indentured servitude, as part of the
Headright system is a great way to gain land and start of on the right foot in the New World. If
you sponsor an indentured servant, they must serve 5-7 years before receiving their freedom
dues. Both of you receive 50 acres of land in order to start out your new life. You can use this to
plant tobacco and start a plantation.
The best time for you to sail and arrive in Virginia is after 1610. 1609-1610 was the
“starving time.” This was a time in which only 60 of the original 500 colonists survived the
incredibly long, harsh winter. This is one pitfall you should definitely avoid. Another pitfall is
the incessant amount of mosquitos and other insects the swamps of VA. The only advice I can
give you for this is to bring lots of bug spray!
Overall, I believe you will have a wonderful time in VA. Write back to me to tell how
your voyage is going.
Good Luck,
P.S. Attached is a map of where you will be arriving.
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