ok so what your going to want to do is like the task says act as if you did live in that era for example if I were to be a coboy in the Western who was writing to his wife you would want to day "it's been a real long time since I saw you marybell I been catching a few theifs mostly bountys and poeple who were none smart enough to steal a horse by the way I've been thinking after I'm done with this life style I'm thinking of settling up in a mountain with you and our kid but right now the poeple need me I'll see you soon my love your truly daryl" like that. you gotta feel how you would feel if you where right then and there like let's say a king did something you didn't like say how you would feel let's say you say Hey I don't think this fair and this is why our poeple did this and this and etc I don't know the details but I request you write something like that that's all I can do for