May 17th, 1787
My days of being a free woman are over. England has made us starve, steal and die. I stole a loaf of bread and 24 yards of lace. I am now a CONVICT! I stole the loaf of bread because i'm starving, homeless and broke.I stole 24 yards of lace so i could have something to keep me warm. I'm on the streets because i got thrown out of work because they have machines now. I finaly got caught. I got sentenced 7 years transportation in a rotten old ship hulk because the prisions are full.
Yours sincerely,
Esdith Abraham.