This is Jocco podcast number one 41 with echo Charles and me, Jocco Willink.

Good evening, Echo.

Good evening.

March 15th, 1631.

Most loving and kind father and mother, my humble duty remembered unto you, trusting in

God you are in good health, and I pray, remember my love unto my brother Joseph and thank

him for his kindness that I found at his hand in London.

I know loving father and I do confess that I was an undueful child unto you when I lived

there with you and by you, for which I am much sorrowful and grieved for it, trusting

in God that he will guide me that I will never offend you so anymore, and I trust in God

that you will forgive me for it.

My writing unto you is to let you understand what a country this new England is where

we live.

Here are but a few Indians, a great part of them died this winter.

It was thought it was of the plague.

Here is timber good store and acorns good store and here is good store of fish.

If we had boats to go for it and lines to serve fishing, people here are subject to diseases.

For there for here 200 odd have died of scurvy and of the burning fever and beside as many

lie lame.

All Sudbury men are dead but three and three women and some children.

There is no cloth to be had to make no apparel and shoes.

So I pray father send me four or five yards of cloth to make some apparel and loving

...