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Write a letter from a woman named Mary Smith to her mother in England. Mary and her husband James have just purchased 100 acres in the Colony of Carolina. They want to plant cotton and tobacco. They need money to buy slaves so they can plant more of their land. The year is 1736.
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Dear Mother,

I hope this letter finds you well. James and I have purchased 100 acres in the Colony of Carolina where we are building ourselves a farm. We rode for months in a wagon to get here from New York. It was a difficult trip. The trails were bumpy and we often ran out of food. Mostly we survived on beef jerky and hardtack biscuits. Sometimes the men went out and killed deer and rabbits for us.

We finally made it to Carolina and bought ourselves this piece of land. It took a while to cut down enough lumber to build a one-room house for us. We’ve got a real goose feather mattress. My husband goes out to plow the land each day, while I cook and clean. 

Next week, we’ll be planting our first crops. Right now, we can only afford to plant five acres. Once we make some money off this first crop, we’ll be all set. Next year, we can buy some slaves. That way, we can plant more of our land in tobacco or cotton.

We heard tobacco was very profitable, but so is cotton.  We need at least a dozen slaves to help us clear and plow our land. Slaves are expensive. Our neighbor just bought five good, strong slaves. They can plant 25 acres of tobacco. We should make good money unless there is a plague of grasshoppers.

I wish you and Father well. We miss you so much.

Your daughter, Mary Smith