On March 5 , 1623 ( 1622 Old Style ) Frethorne wrote to Mr. Bateman , one of the vestrymen of his home parish , asking for his help . He lists various hardships suffered in Virginia , including lack of sufficient food , lack of adequate clothing , and settlements ravaged by recent native attack . He asks Bateman to free him ( by paying off the indenture ) or to send food , and refers to the biblical story of Joseph and to the books of Jeremiah and Ecclesiasticus
native attack
Indian massacre of 1622
Richard Frethorne