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Letter from George Thorpe to Sir Edwin Sandys (June 27, 1621)

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Records of the Virginia Company
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In this letter, dated June 27, 1621, George Thorpe informs Sir Edwin Sandys, treasurer of the Virginia Company of London, that he has secured a visit with Opechancanough, one of the most powerful chiefs of Tsenacomoco.

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Records of the Virginia Company

Noble Sr I am §not§ a little glad that after soe much oposition the busines of Virginia doth stand vppon soe equall feet that you were able to make soe nere a frend soe worthie gouernor thereof, vnto whom att his arriuall if my aduice or seruice maie bee of any vse I shall much reioice seeinge I cann neuer forgett howe much my obligation vnto you is, God hath all this yeare hithevnto extraordinarily blessed vs wth health and nowe of late alsoe after a great drought wth the hope of a plentifull haruest of all kind[s] whose holy name bee blessed. I am wthin these x: daies goinge to Abochanchano who hath diuers times sent for mee as hee saith out of desier hee hath to bee further informed of some thing[s] by mee offered vnto him att or last meetinge. I praie god giue mee succese according to my intention. Soe I rest.

Sr Yours most assured to searue you
Geo: Thorpe
James Cittie this 27th of June 1621

[Indorsed by Sir Edwin Sandys:] Mr George Thorp from Virginia 27. June 1621. to Sr E. Sañ: from Mr Thorpe 27 June 1621.

[Addressed by self:] To my Hoble ffrende Sr Edwine Sandis Knight giue these.

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APA Citation:
Thorpe, George. Letter from George Thorpe to Sir Edwin Sandys (June 27, 1621). (2020, December 07). In Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/letter-from-george-thorpe-to-sir-edwin-sandys-june-27-1621.
MLA Citation:
Thorpe, George. "Letter from George Thorpe to Sir Edwin Sandys (June 27, 1621)" Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities, (07 Dec. 2020). Web. 28 May. 2023
Last updated: 2020, December 07
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