My dearest Jack,
My family and myself have been persecuted for as long as I can remember.
King James 1 has been harassing us because of our religious views, so I have
decided to make a voyage to the new world. The idea of modifying my lifestyle derived
from the numerous comments about the wonderful place it is to live,
"you'll be finally free" they said. I had been pondering about this
matter for months, it wasn't a spontaneous decision,
I might add. It broke my fragile heart to leave my old life behind, but with
the hopes that we would finally be together after so many years, I envision
myself crossing the vast ocean to the west in an endeavor to search for your
company ones more.
We finally arrived after a journey
that lasted a long time. We had to cope with the scarce resources.
Even less luxuries than what we had in England, considering we were broke. I
had a feeling our captain was acting in a guile
manner when he spoke to us about the days we'd been sailing and that worried
me. Taking in account the
exhausting voyage and the hardness of the path ahead of us, the adventurous
settlers, me among them, decided to sign the Mayflower Compact. We all believed
it was and imperative document in order
to get the settlement going.
I must be honest with
you, my disposition for the first weeks
was very gloomy, there was not much food and winter was coming fast. My body,
in terms of health, needed to be resilient upon facing the many diseases. I
couldn’t succumb to the menacing weather. Jack, oh Jack, how I miss you to this
day, your face recurs in my thoughts every single day. I wish we could be
together again. If it was my decision I'd take some food and visit you in
Jamestown but our leaders here in Plymouth considered this decision despicable and selfish,
certainly not for the general good of the colony.
Even with all of
this, and the menacing winter ahead of us, I'm happy to be finally free to love
God the way I want to. I shall communicate with you more often. In these times
of despair I need your word to brighten my days and give me strength. I hope
the love pervades our hearts because I’m not ready to give up. Thank you for
the support you've given me, even when you weren't by my side, you've proven
how much you love me.
Forever Yours,
Abigail
Angie awesome job! I really liked how you made your letter historically unique and how you put a lot of emotion to it. All words were used correctly. :)<3
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