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returned to her Creator and Redeemer in the birth, and
our second daughter <persname>Anna</persname> was born in <placename>Bedford</placename>, to which
place we had been called a year before, but soon after
her birth my dear wife went into her Lords joy, <emotion>which
was a great loss to me, and I felt much pain at parting
with her.</emotion> <date>Oct</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>r</date></hi></hi><date> 29</date><hi rend="superscript"><hi rend="underline"><date>th</date></hi></hi><hi rend="underline"></hi><date> 1759</date>, I was married to my second wife
the <persname>Sgle S</persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi><persname> Frances Sophia Engelboch</persname> which marriage
was blest with 2 Sons and 3 Daughters, one Son and 2
daughters, of whom are gone happily to our Lord in
their infancy, and my Son <persname>Ignatius</persname> serves in the Child<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n's</hi></hi>
<sic>Oeconomy</sic>  <corr>Economy</corr> in <placename>Fulneck</placename>, my daughter <persname>Anna</persname> lives in the
Sister's house in <placename>Fulneck</placename> and my daughter <persname>Catharine
Charlotte</persname> has lived with me during my being a widower
and served me with great faithfulness as a loving dutiful
Child, <emotion>which I acknowledge with gratitude</emotion> and for which
our good Lord will bless and reward her. Our d<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></hi> Saviour
has been pleased to make use of my poor services in
<placename>Bedford</placename>, <placename>Bristol</placename>, <placename>London</placename> and twice in <placename>Fulneck</placename>,
and when I survey my whole course, I must on the
one side confess to the praise of my gracious Lord,
that he has been with me, and in mercy owned me,
and blessed my own poor heart abundantly and help
-ed me thro' many difficulties which had at that time
<emotion>caused me no small distress.</emotion> But on the other side I
see an endless number of imperfections and failings
that if I did not know the all-sufficiency of his