I long to see
^you^, my heart is often with you, I
hope
your faith & Courage conteanues, I pray it may to the last. The
providence of the almighty is past our
Search, who can by their
most narrow Scrutiny find him and his ways out; when you obtain'd
the Brief I thought God had spared your valuable life to see
in a
great measure the fruit of your undefatigable labour,
But contrary to the expectations of many, this affair has on
—
many accotts done you much hurt,:. This Goverment in which
yr
School Subsists, and is open to the view and inquiry
of
every one that will visitt you, has cast a bad example to —
Neighbouring
Go
^vo^rments, Tell it not in Gath &c That
Conneticute who has been Bleſsed with wiſe
Judicuious Rulers & is so at this
day, should in general make amock
&
redicule at parting
with alittle of their worldly Substance to spread the Gospell —
among the Heathen. and counteract their prayers, The excuſe
made in their defence will mitigate agst them,
^)as^ not relevant
I am Glad to hear yr faith staggers not, God
^)+^ be with you
Sarah Wyacks wants me to keep her child
Mally some time; till she be old enough for you to take, I have —
little houſe-room and but 3 beds, and has a Son & white girle
that uſes / with my wife and I / all of them, I with diffeculty win:
:tered a Daugh
r 2 years agoe, but can't I believe doe it now
There is near 50ſ I pd and past my word for to forward
Aſpow on his miſsion at yr request,
mr prince calls on me
for
money, as he paid the Labourers in goods at my desire and
writen order, if you could send it, you would oblidge me,
Aſpow is not come home from hunting, & should he bring any —
skins, he owes more than he will soon pay, I
wish he
were out of Debt —
mr
Occum was here last week
upon leaſing a farm in
Mohegan, he told me they
did nothing
and that he was affraid they would have a Difference with
yr
^[left]their^
overſeers, I adviſed him to peace, ߞ my wife joins me in my
best wishes to Madam
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&
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& Self and pleaſant
Children, may the Bleſsing of him
^that^ dwelt in the Bush while it
burnt
& was not consumed rest on you &
yr offspring I am