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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION,
Col. CaldweJl's having no acquaintaiice in St' Antonio has induced me take this freedom, which indeed I consider. unnecessary, his gentlemanly address could not fail of procuring him the .Est€em of all those with whom he may become acquainted. I shall consider any attentions you may please to .extend -to .Col. Caldwell as conferred on myself-Wishing you •much happiness, and great succj:lss in your great enterprise J .. U,IES C CARR J UDOE AusTIN
MARTHA MARPLE TO DAVID MARPLE
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Zains Ville [Qhio] March 22 1822
MY DEAR
I have felt my mind a good deal ·uneasy by riot rec~iving a letter from you fore months has elapsed since I received your last I have been fearful you were sick 'you ha~e gone through so much fatigue and hardship since you left' home, may the God of truth arrest rou[r] attention and bring you to feal the necessity of working out your solles salvation I must now begin to tell you of the refferma- tion in Zains Ville since you left -home • I will commence at sister Brooks family in the first place D Brooke joind the methodist Church in a few weeks after he embrased religion his father two sister with myself joind the same, I have reason to rejoice in the lord for what he has done for my immorta.l part he has brought me to see the errow of my weys and turned my back upon sin and folly to the living god, when I look back upon my past life and see how many of my preacious hours I have spent in sin I wonder that I have not been cut down as a cumberer of·the ground, let me impress upon your mind how nessary, how important it is to be preparred for that awful messenger, death, which awaits all the children of men sooner or later, 0 my dear let us join heart and hand in praising the lord for his mercy indureth for ever for he has promised the righteous shall never [be] forsaken nor their seed beg:- ging bread. has he not been !mocking at the door of you heart until his locks has been wet with the dew I keep him out no longer open now your heart and let him in and sup with him you with him, do not as felix did say go thy way and at ·a ·more convenient season I will call for thee now is the acceptable time behold now is the day of salvation O my Dear do not be over ancios about much of this worrlds goods it is but little we want.and that little but a little while, may we live a life that when we come to leave this world that we may rejoice in the god of our salvation, and if we are not prepared what an a.wful thing it will be to here tha~ sentance
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