Personal Narrative: My Life In New England
In 1752 I was a seventeen year old destitute living in Scotland, Ireland. I had no real skill-trade or education, but with high ambitions to learn and become a collective dependant I would earn a stable lively-hood in one of the New World colonies. I suffered losses of loved who fell sick and died with only a few remaining that were as impoverished as myself. I feared there would be no prospect of a better life in Scotland and contracted myself as an indentured servant for passage to the New World colonies. Along with many others I boarded a New World merchant ship that specialized in the trade of textiles and clothing. In exchange for travel, food, and decent health, I was sold for profit to proprietors in the New World. The voyage to New
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Over the years I became educated and skilled at clothing making and dreamed of profiting on my own and establishing a small shop in town to continue in the trade. My master and the family agreed to grant me a business loan and would donate the necessary tools to help me get started. Of course I would return the favor given the success of my business along with monthly payment installments. Getting started was difficult given my deformity due to small pox scarring, my family being loving and generous toward me were able to overlook my scars. The report of the masters clothing had spread across the village and many villagers were loyal customers, they saw that I was very skilled in my new found profession and continued business. Eventually business grew and we established a loyal customer base that got us through the threat of cheap slave labor. Although our prices fluctuated to compete with the slave owners our product was crafted with more integrity and kept business going. The need for products grew however customers were unable to always pay upfront forcing us to collect our profits. We started offering our customers discount opportunities for their loyal business and paying in cash. This helped our business receive more cash payments versus trade goods and lending
Over the years I became educated and skilled at clothing making and dreamed of profiting on my own and establishing a small shop in town to continue in the trade. My master and the family agreed to grant me a business loan and would donate the necessary tools to help me get started. Of course I would return the favor given the success of my business along with monthly payment installments. Getting started was difficult given my deformity due to small pox scarring, my family being loving and generous toward me were able to overlook my scars. The report of the masters clothing had spread across the village and many villagers were loyal customers, they saw that I was very skilled in my new found profession and continued business. Eventually business grew and we established a loyal customer base that got us through the threat of cheap slave labor. Although our prices fluctuated to compete with the slave owners our product was crafted with more integrity and kept business going. The need for products grew however customers were unable to always pay upfront forcing us to collect our profits. We started offering our customers discount opportunities for their loyal business and paying in cash. This helped our business receive more cash payments versus trade goods and lending