An excerpt from John Smith’s second account of being captured and released by Powhatan, published in 1624.

This excerpt comes from The Capture and Release of Captain John Smith Including His Rescue From Death By Pocahontas, “in his own words from The Generall Historie of Virginia as published at London in 1624.” The language used is quite old. Use an online dictionary when you come across words that you don’t recognize.

Citation Information
Smith, John, excerpt from “The capture and release of Captain John Smith,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/eba521719b0d629d3ceb4d2867c4437f.
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