White wrote in his "Annual Letters of the English Province," while recounting speaking to a Piscataway man named Archihu, that White's purpose in this area was "not to make war, but out of good will towards them, in order to extend civilization and instruction to his ignorant race, and show them the way to heaven." In these letters, Andrew White also recounts colonizing the land St. Marys sits on.
In his "Annual Letters of the English Province," White mentioned speaking with a Piscataway man named Archihu, stating that his purpose in this region was "not to fight but out of kindness towards them, to spread civilization and knowledge among their uneducated people, and show them how to reach heaven." Andrew White also described settling on the land where St. Marys is situated.