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on receiving my poor unfortunate daughter and the
every appearance of the true spirit of the [indecipherable]
But you had not been last as she
was. Oh that she may be "found of God
in Christ!" to use the words of a [indecipherable] & highly
esteemed Revd. Friend who has lately favored me
with his valuable correspondence. & that I
could have satisfactory evidence of her real
conversion to God. But she is now gone from
me for we are again separated probably never
more to meet in this side Eternity! She is
gone to England: and I must now inform you
truly as a real friend of the occasion of her
taking that step. For some time after her
arrival here her conduct was highly gratify-
ing to us & to the pious natives in generally
but latterly she occasionally shewed an un
- becoming temper and spirit, indeed at times
seemed slightly deranged & insane; and at other times under mystery convictions and there
began to be circulated some unpleasant reports
of her manifesting a disposition to make
unbecomingly free with certain natives, and
manifesting a [indecipherable] & under attachment
to one in particular. Her being made accquainted
with these reports so affected her mind that she
nearly lost her senses altogether; and on recover
-ing a little she came to the determination of quitting these

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Islands entirely & proceeding to England in the
ship Charles Whaler, Captain Lock then at Tahiti,
learning that the captain was a God fearing man
who kept up regular family stewardship & [indecipherable]
his ship. The Captain readily came to an
agreement with Samuel to take her for £50
which I think is very moderate. Her [indecipherable]
principal motive for taking this step is her
spiritual profit & improvement. I doubt not
but your prayers will follow her with mine.
I trust her going to England will, by the blessing
of the Lord, prove for her spiritual profit -
be overruled by the all wise [indecipherable] of [indecipherable]
for her eternal good. You will, My dear
friend, join me in praying that this may be
the case. She has Letters of introduction to
several Ministers & other respectable friends in
London, where she intends to reside for some
time at least. She has left a letter for
you, & another for the Revd. W. Cowper, which
I shall forward with this.

The Lord still continues to prosper our poor laborers
here, and to add to the Church from time to time
such as we hope shall be [indecipherable] for and the people
are advancing in the arts of civilised life. They
are now building us a new Church of [indecipherable]
rock lined with stone, of [indecipherable] & may