It's uncertain precisely when each letter was written, so readers can only guess how the letters align with Crèvecoeur’s biography; however, James’s fear of losing his land forever matches Crevecoeur’s experience of losing his farm, Pine Hill, in the course of the war. Meanwhile, James holds an optimistic view of life in the Indian village. Especially with evidence of bloodshed all around him (including that committed by mercenaries, which he alludes to with “sixpence per day”), he believes that Indians are morally superior to Europeans, at least where violence is concerned.