Richard Frethorne
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Richard Frethorne was a seventeenth century New World
indentured servant associated with Jamestown, Virginia
, though he lived (by his own account) about ten miles away. Between March 20 and April 3, 1623, he wrote a letter to his parents, which still survives and is one of the earliest documents describing conditions in the colony. The letter reports a difficult life:
Frethorne's letter has been cited as evidence that the reports in England that the colonies in Virginia were being run as a model of justice and equity were incorrect.
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
indentured servant associated with Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke...
, though he lived (by his own account) about ten miles away. Between March 20 and April 3, 1623, he wrote a letter to his parents, which still survives and is one of the earliest documents describing conditions in the colony. The letter reports a difficult life:
Frethorne's letter has been cited as evidence that the reports in England that the colonies in Virginia were being run as a model of justice and equity were incorrect.
External links
- The complete text of the letter, from the University of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
Virtual Jamestown Project