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title: 'August 9, 1611 Letter to Rev. William Crashaw'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Alexander Whitaker'
date: 1885-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church History'
- 'Colonization'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/whitaker-1885-august-9-1611-letter-to-rev-william-crashaw
---

# August 9, 1611 Letter to Rev. William Crashaw

Excerpt from Virginia Vetusta recounting Jamestown (1611–1617) ministers—Whitaker, Wickham—and early colonial church life: preaching, catechizing, hardships, and settlement remarks.

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