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<persname>mander Plaisin</persname>, who out of Love to my Husband, procured a 
Passport for me from <placename>Petersburg</placename>, that so I might safely come thither.
And though the Roads were very unsafe, and much was heard of robbing
and murdering, I nevertheless ventured it on our Savior, to whose
Care and Protection I had quite anew surrendered myself; and it did 
not come into my Mind that any Evil could happen unto me. And
my Eyes flow with Tears of Gratitude and Abasement, when i consider
how evidently our Savior has cared for me, and what Wonders of
Grace and Mercy he has shewn unto me. Just when I was going to
set out on my Journey and had called upon to accompany me , it was
ordered so, that a Libonian <persname>Captain Durnstern</persname> had to travel the
same Way; he took me gladly into his Company and we set out
<date>January 21</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>st</date></hi><date>. 1761</date> from <placename>Casan</placename>. My taking Leave of <persname>Brother Helterhof</persname>
who of the three captive Brethren alone was left, is known to our
Savior, and not to be expressed in Words. The Captain shewed in
expressible Love and Faithfulness to me and my Child, and more than
once ventured his Life for our sakes particularly <date>January 29</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi>. when it
had the Appearance as if we should find our Graves in the <placename>River
Wolga</placename>; for the Ice begun to sink, and to get Holes, and some of the
first Sleds fell already in the Water. We could not think of turning
or evading it, for on one Side was already upon Water above the Ice
and on the other was a very steep high Shore. In this Distress came the
Captain through the Water to us, broke off Branches from the Bushes
which grew along the Shore, and covered the Holes with them, and himself
led our Horses over them. And thus with the Help of God, we were de
livered out of this Distress, in which we had been from Noon till towards

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Midnight. The Captain cared for me and my Child throughout the whole
Journey like a Father, did not only pay all Expences, but let always one
of his Servants stay with us, and when distressing Circumstances occurred 
he himself with some others hastened to our Assistance. He everywhere
gave us out to be his Relations, and took Care of our Things in the best
Manner. I brought my Child very sick of the small Pox to <placename>Mascovia</placename>; but
as the Captain would take me with him as far as <placename>Novograd</placename>. I set out 
with my Child sick as it was, and our Savior prevented all ill Consequences.
But in <placename>Novograd</placename> where our Road parted, the Captain was very un
easy about me, particularly as he had heard of his Servants, that
my Drivers had evil Designs against me, as soon as we should
be alone. But in this Perplexity, we met quite unexpectedly, and to
our Joy, as russian <persname>Lieutenant of the Guard Milkanoth</persname>, who was
a good Friend of the Captain, and also knew <persname>Brother Koehler</persname> in <placename>Petersburg</placename>
very well, who was also travelling thither. I took Leave of my Bene
factor with a thankful Heart, and he delivered me to the Lieutenant
as his Relation, and begged him to pay strict Attention to our Things
and Drivers, and not suffer them to stay behind with me, saying: All you
do unto her I shall look upon as done unto myself. The Lieutenant
executed also his Commission in the best Manner, and our Savior brought us
safe and well to <placename>Petersburg</placename> <date>February 24</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date>. 1761</date>. O how glad and thankful was I
to be again among Brethren and Sisters. But I met again with Difficulties on
account of my farther Journey, everybody representing it to me 
as impossible to get a Passport. But according to my Custom I re
comended also this Affair to my dear Lord, and begged him to take it in
Hand himself and execute it. And this he did also to my great Joy and
Abasement, for he directed Matters so, that I got a Passport under