# John White's narrative of the 1587 voyage and the list of the colonists

> The record of who was left on Roanoke and why White sailed for England.

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# John White's narrative of the 1587 voyage and the list of the colonists

Document532 pagesPublic domainVoyage of 1587

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The record of who was left on Roanoke and why White sailed for England.

Internet Archive (from the MacLehose edition), 1587. Public domain

## Copies 4

**Scan** Internet Archive (from the MacLehose edition) · archive.org · 1904 · Public domainPrimary source: [The fourth voyage made to Virginia with three ships, Anno 1587, wherein was transported the second colonie](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCC01G2XC9/the-fourth-voyage-made-to-virginia-with-three-ships-anno)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://archive.org/details/principalnavigat08hakl)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/e7cbf821646a57032b284cb003ae0796a1cf62dc6ac871795dd51f5bacc0a571)

**Scan** Internet Archive (from the MacLehose edition) · archive.org · 1904 · Public domainPrimary source: [The names of all the men, women and children which safely arrived in Virginia, and remained to inhabite there, Anno 1587](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCC09A0QM9/the-names-of-all-the-men-women-and-children-which-safely)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://archive.org/details/principalnavigat08hakl)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/e7cbf821646a57032b284cb003ae0796a1cf62dc6ac871795dd51f5bacc0a571)

**Picture** Internet Archive · archive.org · Public domain2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://archive.org/details/principalnavigat08hakl)

**Picture** Internet Archive · archive.org · Public domain2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://archive.org/details/principalnavigat08hakl)

## Where it was made

[Roanoke Island, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQCC0H42FS5/roanoke-island-fort-raleigh-national-historic-site) · Island

## Sources 1

- [The fourth voyage made to Virginia with three ships, Anno 1587, wherein was transported the second colonie](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQCC01G2XC9/the-fourth-voyage-made-to-virginia-with-three-ships-anno)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). John White's narrative of the 1587 voyage and the list of the colonists [Artifact ART0CQCCRER5RMG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQCCRER5RMG
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voyage of 1587

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[Roanoke Island, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQCC0H42FS5/roanoke-island-fort-raleigh-national-historic-site)

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