Norris and Thornton, Inc., Publishers

127 Canal Street

New York, NY

October 2, 1964

Dear Sir or Madam:

It is our pleasure to submit a typed version of memoirs written in the late 17th century. We hope that you will consider publishing them as they reflect early American history from a personal point of view. The writer was an elderly Indian woman named Sky Flower who wrote her life story on paper in the 1690s. We know nothing about her other than the information contained herein. The writing is, nevertheless, highly descriptive. It appears in the style of a surprisingly well‐educated person for the time and place.

The circumstances upon which our family came upon these memoirs are sketchy. The fragile pages in a leather pouch were discovered about 1700 by an Adirondack trader. He had found the pouch near a circle of stones that may have been a crude fireplace in the center of—what appeared to be—a long-collapsed hut. Two items were found there: a rusted skillet and a small chipped Delft plate depicting a ship.

The trader gave these items to one of my ancestors, Andrew Eddy, a surveyor in Nova Scotia. The pouch containing the well-preserved papers, as well as the skillet and the plate, have been carefully handed down in my family ever since. We believe that the writings provide a unique view of life long ago in America and England.

Unfortunately, some of the original pages are missing or illegible. The ink has corroded the paper, requiring careful study of each word. Nevertheless, we hope that you will agree that the memoirs merit publication. Furthermore, we trust that you will do the writer the honor of publishing them in a complete and unedited form.

Yours very truly,

Nathaniel and Gladys Eddy

1309 East Sanford Road

Cold Spring, New York