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Middlebury Dec 10 1828

Dear Friend

It is indeed a long time since
I sat down to address you - so long
that I can hardly reckon up the years
whether they are five or six. During
this period I have constantly followed
you in your eventful history as detailed
in the Missionary Herald; &
often trembled for you in your
dangers & rejoiced at every prosperous
circumstance. Heaven be praised that
your life & that of your wife has
been spared, & that you have been
able to accomplish so much for
Christ & the Church. May you
both be long spared to bless many.
Since I parted from you I have
been settled in the Ministry in
Greenfield (Mass) married, dismissed
from the ministry on account
of weak lungs & am now con