New York, New York

Mr. Avery Hiccklesworth was a farmer in the region of England profiting off the crops of corn and potatoes in the mid 1700's. Mr. Hiccklesworth is currently a fisherman at the New York fishing fleet who is partnered with the New York Yankees who specializes in trading goods with other major traders.

[thebeauteousjeffersondavis]

*Present Day March 1692 Age: 62*  Why me! After I devoted my life to you, why would you do this to me, God! Today is a very shocking day in my life, it is also very sad. Today I found out that my wife is a witch. I don’t know what to do with myself. I have this curse placed upon me. No one knows what I know. I should have known all along that she was like this. She truly stuck out in the crowd. Her personality and abilities were magical, but in a bad way. Now my children are sons of witches! I must inform someone about her but I cannot stay here. I must abandon my colony. Staying here and watching the trial will do me no good. I will turn her in and leave as soon as possible.

I must take my education and everything of value to me and leave. I will leave to a different colony because over here I am too ashamed to stay. I feel betrayed, it feels sad leaving my childhood memories behind in Massachusetts Bay. I will say my goodbyes and depart from Massachusetts Bay forever. I will go to New Hampshire and I will hope for a new start. I still believe that God can help guide me to a new life, just like my father left England for a new life. I will live the rest of my life as a farmer or shipbuilder, I will let the people of New Hampshire decide. I am an old man now, I have little to live for. I will live for myself, God, Pikachu, and the wishes of my dead father. 

[mrhiccklesworth]

I've never trusted a lot of women in my life, and this shows how dangerous the female society of today can operate. They must all be placed under the headsman axe and make sure they never get to see the sunlight of tomorrow. I'm very sorry for the detrimental loss of your wife, and I know you can do more than her.

[johnathanedwards]

Today I went to see one of my fellow friends preach about our God. Because of all this mayhem going on right now i needed a little time to relax and wind down. His preachings are very upbeat and exciting he brings everyone in to the hands of god. This helped me because my life isn’t going so well right now because my wife died as well as my first child. I needed a little pick me up so i decided to go. After the preaching I felt like a completely new person.

[mrhiccklesworth]

Is your friend perhaps one of the preachers roaming around the colonies of America to spread the news about God? I've heard of this preaching being spread around, and I'm actually impressed that you even got a chance to meet a preacher like that. It's good to hear that God that put a smile on everyone's faces. My condolences to you and your wife.

[mrhiccklesworth]

Political Power

Many politicians in New York fight over the position of Governor these days, and happens almost everywhere. People often talk about what side they may vote for or who benefits someone here and there. Myself, I vote for the politicians who I believe that can make a difference in the province. People liked the idea of representing themselves to the the government, and often we represent what we want to do. To illustrate, we chose the necessary expenses for taxes in the government, so we don't feel like we have to pay hefty taxes.

Many of these governors however, were appointed by the king himself, some were outstanding men who could balance the problems in society. Sometimes there are individuals who are not ready to be an actual governor sometimes, and they are often either corrupt or incompetent. Many people don't like the ideas of a governor sometimes, and I heard many people relate to the province's worst governor they had, namely Lord Cornbury, in 1702. I heard bad talk about this man, as his reputation was notorious, due to being a drunkard, a spendthrift, a grafter, and he even was accused of dressing as a women. I thought that was rubbish, as no fool who do something so humiliating, but as we pick our governors carefully, we all make sure he is not just as bad as this Lord Cornbury, if we're lucky.

[mrhiccklesworth]

All the Cultures in One

Although many people work at their jobs for the money, people also delve into the cultural scene for their amusement. I myself, witness the paintings of John Singleton Copley(above) and Benjamin West, as they make a living by painting the people who would be payed for the leisure of sitting while they had their portraits done for them. I've witnessed their recent, "Boy with a Squirrel", and it was a sight for sore eyes. I even heard an African-American slave took herself in the art of poetry by the name of Phillis Wheatley, and she can make well-versed poems without the need of formal education!

I took the liberty of purchasing Benjamin's newly released book, "The Poor Richard's Almanac", and I couldn't believe that the advice he would give about money-making would be influential and helpful. I know that I always wake as early as before the sun arrives to get ready for the fishing fleet to open and I always let a moment pass by when I'm told to d what I need to do. In addition for the cultures I have experienced, Benjamin himself recently discovered that lightning was a form of electricity, and his experiment spread throughout America.

[mrhiccklesworth]

New York Diversity

Life was suitable for a man like myself. Living in the tavern that happens to be near my job and eating off the meals the tavern makes and sometimes the share of rations from the fishing fleet, life was a "hand-to-mouth" society, where hard work pays off. Everyone seems to be doing fine doing their jobs and earning the pay, just as most of the population here would. I've noticed that I myself wasn't the only Puritan in the region, and nobody seems to mind who I'm worshiping. Lutherans, Catholics, Quakers, Jews, and much more religions were practiced in the area, so no religion was dominant!

I also often share a couple of drinks at the tavern with friends from the fishing fleet, and oh my, the guests and inhabitants were quite a rowdy crowd. Under the impression of alcohol and impassioned politic talk, the gossiping in the taverns were often misinformed, jokingly unbelievable yet humorous rumors, and sometimes a great way of obtaining the news of the world today. For instance, people were talking about preachers roaming across the Americas to spread the religious beliefs of Christianity. Are they really that devoted in the name of God?

[mrhiccklesworth]

Money-making Jobs

To be in place like New York is very fascinating. The whole entire population seems to be devoted to New York's economy, as I never saw any person who would no care about money. I thought to myself that life may not be so bad in this colony. The work areas that many decided to be involved in were either agriculture or fishing, so with that I took the opportunity of fishing with the fishing fleet.

It was quite humid and the stench was almost too unbearable, but I guess I have to get used to the smell of the sea. I had the opportune moment to catch many fish, and quickly, I turned a profit catching the cod out in the open waters, and earned my share of the profits. The farming scene where I looked at is also having their fair share of wealth, as the soil was so fertile, any plant can prosper and quickly turn up a profit.

[mrhiccklesworth]

Arriving in a "New" Place

From what I heard, the English have taken hold of the New Netherlands from the Dutch, and took hold of the land they used to possess. I was in need of a much more suitable lifestyle and more money, as I can't live in such drab conditions in England here, so I decided that paying the landlords with monthly fees that I couldn't even make in a year, worshiping a god I don't believe in, and drinking water from the "outhouse" was enough, and I packed my belongings and made my way to the nearest ship sailing to the province of New York.

I took the ship as a wandering Pilgrim, and there I was sitting next to the other travelers in need of a new life. I thought maybe only a fellow Englishman from England would board onto the ship I was sailing in, but there are more people than I thought who would join the adventure to a new life. From what I've seen, the Dutch, Germans, and the French are on board towards the province of New York. Talk about diversity!