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I have had prospects of adversity
[never?] at [hand?], but ever [found?] in
spirit to come [?] my [mind?]
when I could confidently [?]
to the right source for help, but
this is not at our command at all
times & some times is not easy
to attain & is to be waited for in
as much patience as we can com-
mand, [than?] with excuse we [?]
[?] this freely, I trust there
is no other course than the
expression of my feelings for &
with thee - after leaving
N [York?] we came to Newport
& were very kindly received by
our kind and affectionate cousin
N Williams & Sister & family
my health continued poor through
[the?] Y M [?] & braced up con-
siderably by the cool [?] air
in addition to attending the Y M
which was considered a very good
one I was at Portsmouth on first
day after Y M & [had?] [an?] [appointed?]
mety or rather the [afternoon?]
meety adjourned to [five?] [o'clock?] at
Nport which was [?] attended
[?] [?] [satisfactory?], we have
been at all the meetings in [?]
and found them generally small
at Greenwich [?] [Meety?] there was
but ten men & most of them gray
headed not a young man or boy to

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look to as a [future?] standard
bearer [much?] [?] has [?]
made there, yesterday we were
at the funeral of an elderly [woman?]
friend at Lower Smithfield her
name was Mary her family not
friends the neighbours with the
few friends that belong there made
a respectable meeting for [?]
hers and the good [?] [was?]
present, to lead us had there been
a right application to [?] - as
it was at proceed a [?] of
[?[ your friend D [Jinkerman?]
there & we had met her there before
for we were there last 7th day
at their usual meety & met [?]
middle aged [?] one young man
(& he is going to [?]) & one lad
the womans [apartment?] was but
little better filled, the prospect of
an increase certainly looks doubtful
in this [land?] - I think it is [said?] in
Job that there is hope of a tree if
it be cut down that it will [sprout?]
again and that the tender branches
thereof shall not [cease?]; but the
only ground of hope for a revival
in many places in this land is only
in the mercy of the great shepherd
of his flock, have much may be
done for the restoration of the [?]
plans is not for me to say, but this
I may safely conclude that there
must be an increase of faith & [?] [?]