Jamestown supply missions
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The Jamestown supply missions were a series of fleets from 1607 to around 1611 that were dispatched from England by the Virginia Company of London with the specific goal of establishing the company's
Arrival at Jamestown, 1607
The original fleet, as commemorated on the Virginia State Quarter
Statue of Christopher Newport at the university bearing his name
Incomplete list of passengers by Captain John Smith 1624
Starving Time
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The Starving Time at Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia was a period of starvation during the winter of 1609–1610. There were about 500 Jamestown residents at the beginning of the winter; by spring o
Jamestown supply missions
…of 1609. His unexpected help was significant, in that it came to the colony at one of the most critical moments in its history, as it preceded the Starving Time, and without the provisions Argall had left, the colony may have been totally destroyed. On May 23, 1609, King James issued a new charter for the company…
Sickness at Jamestown, circa 1610
Early colonial burial during a winter storm. This was a common occurrence during the Starving Time in Virginia.
Thomas Gates reaches Jamestown during Starving Time, 1610
Graves at Historic Jamestowne