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me some Lines, which I was to send to her d<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></hi> Daughter, &
<emotion>desired to be most tenderly remember'd to her,</emotion> to her old Widows,
whom she had particularly thought on on her last Birthday,
& to d<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></hi> <persname>B</persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi><persname> Traneker</persname>, of whom she often spoke with true Love
& Regard. Her Kinsman <persname>M</persname><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi><persname>. Schleide</persname> & his Wife paid her a 
Visit <date>June the 17</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date>.</date>, when she was still able to sit up, when
her <persname>Cousin Martens</persname> & his Wife served & made it very pretty & easy
to her, & <date>June the 18</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> she went over into the Arms of her Re,
deemer at 1<hi rend="superscript">o'</hi> Clock in the Afternoon with the fine W. Word:
<gap></gap>"My People shall dwell in a peaceable Habitation, &
<gap></gap>"in sure Dwellings, & in quiet Resting- Places."
<gap></gap>In our peaceful Habitations,
<gap></gap>Don't we many Demonstrations
<gap></gap>Of his Favour richly [?]?
Her Corpse had a very agreeable & pretty Look, having still a
young Aspect, bearing Evidence, that the Soul who had inhabited it,
had been quite comfirted by the Lord. <hi rend="underline"><gap></gap><date>June 24</date></hi><hi rend="superscript"><hi rend="underline"><date>th</date></hi></hi> her Remains
were interred in the Presence of a large & decent Company
of Mourners, who afterwards partook of a rich Entertainment.
<gap></gap>Now, my d<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Aunt I will add nothing further, for it would
be too extensive, here to note every Thing especially; but it
abideth my Wish: O Lord Jesu! Let my End be like that of our
d<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Grandmother -.              Your bounden B<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.
                                                                <persname>Ebbe Heinsen.</persname>
<placename>Brellsb</placename><placename>üll</placename> <date>June 28</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi>
            <date>1779</date>