Letters of Father Pierre Biard, 1614

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Title

Letters of Father Pierre Biard, 1614

Subject

Narative of early Virginia.

Description

This is a letter from French Catholic Jesuit minister Pierre Biard to General Claude Acquaviva
of the Society of Jesus, at Rome, May 26, 1614. It describes Father Biard's capture in New France by
the English and their violent treatment. It also describes what happened to him and his party after they
were captured by the English and sent to Virginia. It shows the animosity the French
Catholics and English Anglicans had for one another.

Creator

Pierre Biard.

Source

virtual James Town.
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/exist/cocoon/jamestown/fha/J1044

Publisher

University of Memphis

Date

May 26, 1614

Contributor

Edited by
Lyon Gardiner Tyler

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Original Format

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Citation

Pierre Biard., “Letters of Father Pierre Biard, 1614,” Early North America, accessed April 18, 2024, https://hist4620.omeka.net/items/show/24.

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