Edmund Rossingham
Work for Yeardley
Work for Yeardley
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Rossingham reported that Yeardley gave him a power of attorney and sent him to Newfoundland to trade in January 1620\. Rossignham worked for Yeardley as a factor in 1621 and 1623\. He also was in England in 1622 to seek debt relief for Yeardley from the [Virginia Company of London](/wiki/London_Company "London Company") and the Society of Southampton Hundred. While in England, he testified against Captain John Martin in a Virginia Company hearing concerning Martin's disputes with Yeardley as well as giving information about conditions in Virginia. By this time, Rossingham was identified as Captain.<http://www.virtualjamestown.org/exist/cocoon/jamestown/virgco/b001455296> The Records Of The Virginia Company Of London. The Court Book Volume II. Washington, 1622–1624, Government Printing Office, 1906\. At a Court held for Virginia at various dates in 1622 and 1623\. Retrieved August 10, 2020 from Virtual Jamestown website.


Was Rossingham's role in seeking debt relief successful?