On the Attempt by the Virginia House of Burgesses to Free Some of the Indentured Servants and to Even Provide Them with Some Land

It sounds noble but if you look at it closely you'll see that most of the land was in the Western frontier and, so, yeah, the real purpose of having these former convicts in that area was essentially to create a bulwark against Indian attacks.......Pick your poison, I guess...............................................................................................Sources - "White Cargo" by Don Jordan and Michael Walsh and "Present State of Virginia" by Hugh Jones (circa 1724).