The first known letter from North America is sent by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rut" id="mwRw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="John Rut">John Rut</a> while at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" id="mwSA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador">St. John's, Newfoundland</a>.