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[?]acted Rachel weeping for her
Children, and would not be
comforted because they are not.
yet amid all the commotions even
when the very Elements seem
clashing one against another
and brother against brother,
there is consolation to be divined
in leaving of it all in the
unto Him that can make the
wrath of man to passe him, while
the remainder of wrath he can
restrain, and who will in His
own infinate mercy cause all
things to work togather for good
to them that love honor worship
and obey Him. Thy connections
and friends here a way all in
usual health as far as I know
and dauntless our mutual friend
Hannah Pectham and family
want wish their love injected if
they knew of my writing

With the salutation of love myself and
I am as ere thy afft friend and fellow
traveler in tribulation E Meader

[side note]

Please excuse mistakes for this has been
written or afoot at least in the room
where reading was going on.
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[top note]
Please write
in this [?medium?]
that I may
hear how
it fares with
thee and
thine
whome
I love
in the
gospel
my love
to the
Children
also to
dear
Palina
if thou
please.
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Providence 11 Mo 29 / 63

My dear friend
Rachel Stevens

Deep Truly Calleth
unto deep, and while I am fully
aware that the pen will fall
far short of conveying the
beheth of the heart felt sympathy
which has been my privilege to
enter into, with and for thee in the
trials that thou art now pertakeing
of, yet it may serve to asshure
thee that thou holds a vary near
and dear place in the feelings of
thy unworthy friend, and one who
mingles her tears of sorrow with
thine, yet dear, R. while it may
seem as though the very dregs
of the bitter cup was poured out
into thy already aching heart,
He our mercyfull Redeemer Ne'er Suffereth
not a sparrow to fall to the ground
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