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the Directory resided, and I arrived in <placename>London</placename><br />
on <date><abbr>Feb</abbr></date><hi rend="superscript"><date><abbr>r</abbr></date></hi><date><abbr>.</abbr> 10</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date>. 1768.</date> Notwithstanding all difficulties&nbsp;<br />
in learning the language, my Savior owned<br />
me graciously, and <emotion>gave me to feel his peace,<br />
and to enjoy the Love &amp; Confidence of my sisters,</emotion><br />
and likewise the Love of all the other <abbr>B</abbr><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>rn</abbr></hi><abbr> &amp;&nbsp;<br />
S</abbr><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>rs</abbr></hi>. In <date>1769</date> I was present at the Synod at<br />
<placename>Marienborn</placename>, and in <date>1771</date>, I was called to <placename>Ful-<br />
-rede</placename> to take upon me the internal &amp; external<br />
Care of the House and Choir of the Widows there<br />
I was well aware of all the difficulties attending<br />
upon these 2 offices; but the circumstances of<br />
the House requiring it, I ventured to accept<br />
of them, trusting in my dear Lord &amp; Savior,<br />
who had hitherto always assisted me. I arrived<br />
here <date><abbr>Oct</abbr></date><hi rend="superscript"><date><abbr>r</abbr></date></hi><date><abbr>.</abbr> 25</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date>.</date> and moved into this dear house<br />
with fervent prayer to our <abbr>d</abbr><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>r</abbr></hi><abbr>. Sav</abbr><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>r</abbr></hi><abbr>.</abbr>, that he <abbr>w</abbr><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>d</abbr></hi><abbr>.</abbr><br />
furnish me with the necessary grace to do that<br />
with a believing &amp; <sic>chearful</sic>&nbsp; <corr>cheerful</corr> <abbr>h</abbr><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>rt</abbr></hi><abbr>.</abbr> to <abbr>w</abbr><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>ch</abbr></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> he had<br />
called me, and he had never denied me his<br />
assistance, but often put me to shame. In<br />
<date>1777</date> I <sic>recieved</sic>&nbsp; <corr>received</corr> the <abbr>acc</abbr><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>t</abbr></hi><abbr>.</abbr> of the happy departure<br />
of my<abbr> d</abbr><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>r</abbr></hi><abbr>.</abbr> Mother. <emotion>It gave me great pleasure,</emotion><br />
that 2 <abbr>y</abbr><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>rs</abbr></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> before her end in her 84<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">th</hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> year, she