To my good friend and previous slave,
I apologize you had to proceed through what you do. But may possibly I say, and hopefully you is going to forgive me for saying this, for a slave, your daily life was greater than most other slaves. After all, you became free. I must apologize for almost giving you away. I should not have trustworthy that guy who explained you were going to back off, after all, you were a loyal servant and high quality. You found the violations that many slaves experienced. They had iron muzzles and thumbscrews. Though it must have been scary to watch, it can be much more serious to have to privately experience such abuses. You additionally survived the horrible slave ships, among the many acts of God that fell after you. Though this is not to state your life was easy. You lost your name, Olaudah Equiano, and became Gustavus Vassa, however, you never misplaced your id. Remember to always be thankful to all or any the whites who helped you're able to this point and people who graciously treated you as part of their very own family. Actually I put in good money to deliver you to among the best doctors inside the area when you were near death via fever and beatings. You suffered many abuses and lost your household and the very good life you might have had in Africa. I've no doubt that a person day you would probably have become a chief. Yet this would have been meaningless if you did not become a Christian. You should have been forever damned to hell. You would have made a great missionary to Africa and saved various Africans via eternal spiritual torment, yet alas this did not include meant to be. That they sadly may have no respite, but you will never suffer similar fate. I might sound presumptuous but I do believe you had been lucky being my servant. Your aged master, even though from what you say was a great man, this individual sneakily betrayed you and distributed you to a cruel servant master. Fortunately he got him to sell you to me, even though My spouse and i paid significantly less for you. I hope you do not have offense which i valued you less than his brother respected you, but what can you state, even a ethical man likes to save money. Yet...
