Avid to see you

September 7, 1609

Dear Abigail,

   I haven´t talked to you in so long, my darling. I miss you, I miss your smile, the way you gingerly handle conflicts, and how your love used to pervade every inch of my body with one kiss. It is imperative for you to understand that you have to be patient, for we will shortly be together once again. Our government has confirmed that another ship will be sailing the ocean, it will sail from London, England to Jamestown, and you honey will be on that ship.

   The ship will set sail on November 14 on a journey to what is the first permanent settlement in the north of the New World. It really isn’t a concise trip, there will be moments when you will grimace because of your struggles, and sometimes you will feel the urge to succumb, but I am sure that hope will keep you alive. And once you arrive and see me, I am sure you will be electrified and the ache in your heart will be replaced with thrill.

   Here in Jamestown, my disposition is different than it used to be England. In London, I used to wake up worried and nervous about our economic state, angry about the problems that encompass my native country. Here, I am filled with tranquility. Even though I have to work hard to earn food here and I am starting from zero; it is like I have a brand new life, free of debt, free of sins and free of conflicts. 

   As I mentioned, I work hard here, everyone does, but that didn´t start till shortly. The working class and peasants always worked to the best of their ability, but then, there were the guile noblemen, who tricked us into doing their chores. This kept recurring until a man by the name of John Smith introduced an idea that stated that whomever doesn´t work, does not eat! Some considered him to be evil and brusque, but I considered him to be fair. Since then, everyone has the same amount of work to do and the colony´s success has ascended. Everyone communicates and socializes better as well; manners and random acts of kindness are done spontaneously.

   Tobacco is the pivot of our settlement. It has become our cash crop, it is our way of benefiting economically and may I say that it is a superb benefit!

   Did I mention we have our own government here in Jamestown? Well, it’s not lie… better yet we elected the representatives ourselves!!! We are still under the power of Queen Elizabeth, but for issues that only concern out settlement it is our government, the House of Burgesses, that makes the decisions.

   Abigail, I am avid to stare into those teal eyes of yours like I did every morning two years ago. I hope you are as enthusiastic as I am for our brand new life here in Jamestown.

Love,

Adrian