My
dear
Thomas
,
It
has
been
ages
since
we
last
wrote
to
each
other
.
The
voyage
in
the
Mayflower
was
terrible
.
We
are
lucky
to
be
alive
.
It
is
difficult
to
believe
by
next
Monday
we
____________________
____________________
____________________
(
be
)
one
year
living
here
,
in
this
new
land
.
As
you
already
know
,
our
colony
is
called
Plymouth
.
In
the
following
months
,
we
____________________
____________________
____________________
(
explore
)
new
areas
around
it
.
Everything
is
incredible
,
but
at
the
beginning
it
was
____________________
(
incredible
)
hard
to
get
crops
growing
.
We
____________________
(
f
.
.
.
)
knew
how
to
cultivate
the
land
,
but
the
natives
helped
us
a
lot
.
Without
their
help
,
we
____________________
____________________
____________________
(
grow
)
crops
by
now
,
and
we
____________________
____________________
____________________
(
face
)
a
horrible
famine
.
Now
,
in
order
to
thank
God
,
we
____________________
____________________
____________________
(
celebrate
)
a
big
dinner
all
together
once
a
year
.
Looking
forward
to
hearing
from
you
soon
Love
your
brother
,
William
