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* Dr. Eliot (Biog. Dict.) says " he gave so much offence as to make it best for him to leave the country, The least he could expect was to lose his offices."
t MSS. of Dr. E. Hall of Norwalk, Ct. Hollister says 26th April, 1654. See also Trumbull's Ilist. of Conn., I, p. 225.
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LYON, AARON, had Rhoda, b. June 18, 1769 ; Aaron, b. Nov. 12, 1774 ; Esther, b. Aug. 23, 1776.
McCARTER, JAMES, had John, b. Nov. 26, 1755 ; Phebe, b. Feb. 7, 1758 ; James, b. Feb. 10, 1760.
MACK, ANDREW, had Andrew, b. Nov. 19, 1780; William, b. May 31, 1783; Hezekiah, b. Jan. 3, 1786; James, b. Aug. 19, 1788; Mary, b. March 25, 1791 ; Sarah, b. Dec. 13, 1792; Fanny, b. Sept. 14, 1797.
ANDREW, d. July 7, 1839.
ANDREW, m. Lydia S. Merritt of Vt., Aug. 6, 1843.
McCRAY, WILLIAM, had Elizabeth, b. April 25, 1752; Reuben, b. March 22, 1754 ; David, b. Dec. 22, 1755 ; Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1763.
MCKINSTRY, Rev. JOHN (EIl.). Our intention of preparing a genealogy of this family has been forestalled by the recent publication of a very excellent, and interesting history of the family, from the pen of Mr. W. S. Willis of Portland, Me., published in the N. E. Genealogical Register, for 1858.
MACKMAN, JAMES, m. Elizabeth Stoughton, Nov. 27, 1690 ; and d. Dec. 18, 1698 ; left a handsome estate, but no children.
MACKMORAN, Mr. JOHN, had Elizabeth Gaylord, b. Jan. 10, 1727 ; John, b. July 27, 1729 ; John, b. May 17, 1731 ; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 18, 1735.
McMORRON, JOHN, m. Mind well Thrall, Feb. 16, 1756 ; had John, d. July 17, 1730.
MANLEY (Bloomfield), EBENEZER, who d. May 4, 1777, in 37th yr., had Paley, b. Nov. 15, 1763 ; Allyn, b. Feb. 8, 1765 ; Russell, b. Sept. 19, 1768 ; William, b. Sept. 9, 1771.
RUSSELL (son of Ebenezer), had Nancy, b. April 5, 1797 ; Russell Sherman, b. Jan. 13, 1799.
Dea. WILLIAM (son of Ebenezer), m. Mary Burr, Oct. 9, 1752,* who d. Oct. 10, 1773; he d. Nov. 11, 1788, in 84th yr. ; his first child b. July 30, 1753 .*
WILLIAM, had Erastus, b. July 12, 1801, who m. Abigail Brown, Jan. 15, 1835.
GEORGE, m. Ruth Burr, Aug. 15, 1752 ;* had -, b. March 27, 1753 .*
MANSFIELD, JOHN, m. Sarah Phelps, Dec. 13, -; he d. March 15, 1726-7; she d. Oct. 26, 1732. Children-John, b. Sept. 13, 1684 ; Sarah, b. Jan . 5, 1685 ; Samuel, b. Sept. 16, 1687 ; Mary, b. Aug. 16, 1689.
MARSH, Rev. Jonathan (3d pastor of Windsor Ch., see pp. 211, 360), m. Mrs. Margaret Whiting of Hartford, July 3, 1710, who d. Dec. 8, 1747, a. 58; he d. Sept. 8, 1747, a. 63. Children-Margaret, b. June 10, 1711 ; (Rev.) Jonathan, b. Jan. 1, 1713-14 ; settled at West Hartford ; Mary, b. July 19,
Private MSS. from Bloomfield.
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1716 ; Dorcas, b. Aug. 21, 1718 ; Hannah, b. May 28, 1723 ; Joseph, b. Nov. 10, 1727 ; Ann, b. Jan. 28, 1729.
JOHN, d. Sept. 28, 1688, a. 70. SARAH, d. Jan. 5, 1801, a. 82.
MARSHALL *
Samuel Maxfall
1656.
Capt. SAMUEL, date of his arrival at W. uncer- tain, but he had a lot in the Palisado in 1637 ; was a deputy in same year, and a magistrate in 1638. His name also appears several times as juror of
the gene- Samuel maxphates ral court. In 1663, he was li- censed to 1676. sell liquors by retail, not to be drank in his house. In 1672, he (styled cor- poral) with Joseph Fitch and Jacob Drake, petition the court to enlarge the bounds of Windsor. In 1673, Quarter Master Samuel Marshall received a
* We are permitted by the courtesy of Rev. EDWARD C. MARSHALL of New York city, whose zeal and interest has contributed much to the valne of this history, as well as of his family genealogy, to present the copy of a letter received by him from a son of the celebrated Chief Justice Marshall of Virginia. The writer is a prominent citizen of Fauquier County, Va., and president of the Manassas Gap Rail Road, and the letter, although not as complete as could be desired, is the fullest yet published, with reference to the origin of the family of the late Chief Justice.
CARRINGTON, FAUQUIER CO., VIRGINIA, } March 3, 1849.
My Dear Sir-I owe you an apology for my delay in this answer to your letter, which came to me very circuitously, and reached me on the eve of a trip to Richmond, connected with a visit to an annt, sister to my father, from whom I hoped I might gutber some information which would throw light on the ingniry which was the subject of your communication
You were correct in your impression that I am the son, the youngest, of the late Chief Justice Marshall. I regret, however. that I can not give you the genealogy of my father's family at its carliest sources. All I can learn is, that some six generations from me, making the time prob- ably coincident with the immigration of your ancestor, mine came from England to Westmore- land County, Va.
Hle came as agent in the employment of a Mr. Markham, who had considerable property in the " Northern Neck," and whose family estate in England was large. If I could ascertain the part or shire in England of the Markham estate, it would go far to designate the part of Eng- land from which my ancestor came. I infer that our family was, at the beginning, a highly respectable one. because, at an early period, it became connected with some of the best families in the state. The family names most common are John, Thomas and William. The names of John nod Thomas have alternated with the oldest sons throughout their generations. * * * My name is Edward Carrington, coming from my mother's sister's husband, Col. Edward Carrington, distinguished in the Revolutionary War. in the southern campaign
I will end this communication with a statement of the history of the family of Virginia, atita later period. which I think very remarkable. My grandfather, Col. Thomas Marshall, highly distinguished at the battle of Brandywine, had fifteen children-eight danghters and seven sons. Ile lived to see every one of them grown up and married. Every ono but one, was highly dis- tinguished for talents, and every danghter bnt two, married men of high distinction for talents. The oldest son was Chief Justice of the United States; three others-that is, one son and two sons-in-law, were made federal judges, by the elder John Adams; another son was president of two colleges; another son-in-law was senator of the United States. " Jam satis."
I think it extremely probable that our families have a common origin in England. and I regret that I have not been able to throw any light on the subject. I will close this letter by saying, that if this investigation, or any other motive, should bring yon to Virginia, I shall be happy to see you, and will give yon a Virginia welcome.
Yours, very respectfully, EDWARD C. MARSHALL.
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grant of 150 acres. When King Philip's war broke out, he was actively engaged in military service ; was appointed (Oct. 14, 1675) ensign in Maj. Treat's army, and was one of the five captains who led the Connecticut forces in the famous attack on the Narragansett fort, Dec. 19, 1675, where he fell at the head of his troops. Windsor lost in him an honored citizen and a brave soldier.
The Rev. Mr. Chapman of Windsor, stated, from tradition, that the original Marshall house was on the bank of the Farmington, near the point which juts into the meadow, a few rods below the present site of the bridge, Capt. Samuel having been one of those whe "staid by consent of the town, and enlarged their gardens in the Palizado." It has not been ascertained at what period this land ceased to be in possession of the family. The land at Po- quonnoc mentioned in the will of Capt. Samuel, is supposed to be the same upon which Elihu Marshall now resides. He m. Mary (dau. of Lt. David) Wilton, May 6, 1652. Children-Samuel, b. May 27, 1653 ; Lydia, b. Feb. 18, 1655 ; Thomas, b. April 23, 1659 ; David,1 b. July 24, 1661 ; Thomas, 2 b. Feb. 18, 1663 (probably Deac. T., who d. Nov. 8, 1735) ; Mary, b. May 8, 1667 ; Eliakim* 3 b. July 10, 1669 ; John,* 4 b. April 10, 1672 ; Elizabeth, b. Sept. 27, 1674.
DAVID,1 m. Abigail Phelps, Dec. 9, 1686. Children-Abigail, b. Jan. 9, 1687; Hannah, b. Dec. 8, 1689 ; David,5 b. April 14, 1692.
THOMAS,2 m. Mary Drake, March 3, 1685-6. Children-Thomas, b. Jan. 14, 1686 ; d. Aug. 26, 1689 : Mary, b. Feb. 21, 1688-9 ; Samuel,6 b. July 23, 1691; Thomas,7 b. Feb. 6, 1693 ; Rachel, b. April 12, 1696; Catherine, b. April 11, 1699 ; John, b. April 3, 1701; Noah,8 b. April 24, 1703; (Rev.) Daniel,9 b. 1705 ; Benjamin, b. Aug. 7-8, 1707 ; Eunice, b. May 3, 1709 ; m.f
ELIAKIM, 3 m. Sarah Liet of Guilford, Ang. 23, 1704. Children-Dorothy, b. Oct. 1, 1705 ; Sarah, b. June 27, 1709 ; Sarah, b. Jan. 29, 1710-11; Mary, b. March 14, 1715 ; Eliakim, 10 b. July 15, 1720.
JOHN,4 m. Abigail -; she d. Feb. 29, 1697-8 ; had Abigail, b. Dec. 10, 1693 ; d. Feb. 18, 1693-4 : Hannah, b. April 16, 1695.
DAVID,5 m. Sarah Phelps, Dec. 15, 1721. Children-David, b. June 1, 1722; d. 1725 : Hannah, b. Feb. 15, 1730-1; Sarah, b. April 4, 1727; David,11 b Oct. 21, 1728.
SAMUEL,5 m. Abigail Phelps, July 12, 1706. Children-Samuel, 12 b. Aug. 17, 1717; (Rev.) Eliakim,# b. March 1, 1718-19 ; Abigail, b. March 6, 1721- 22; Noah, b. April 29, 1723 ; Rachel, b. Feb. 1, 1724-5 ; Abner, 13 b. Feb.
* Not on Town Records, but on Old Church Record and Will.
t This lady also took upon herself to exhort, and preach Baptist doctrines She was ordered to desist, but not complying, was, although pregnant at the time, thrown into jail .- ( Rev. Mr. Chapman.
# He was converted under the ministry of Mr. Whitfield, in the New Light Stir, and remained a Pædobaptist minister about 30 years. He became a Baptist in 1786, and died at Windsor, 1791. He was through life esteemed a preacher of picty and talents. Ile was also often a member of the Connecticut legislature. As he became a Baptist but about five years before his death, he was not much known among the denomination ; hut on account
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9, 1726-7 ; Amasa, b. Jan. 17, 1728-9 ; (Rev.) Joseph * and Mary, twins, b. Feb. 17, 1730-31 : Asenath, b. May 1, 1733 ; Aaron, b. May 11, 1735.
of some circumstances which ettended his conviction of Baptist sentiments, his biography appears worthy of being recorded. While Abreham Murshall of Georgia was on his way to visit New England, in 1786, at Philadelphia he fell in with Mr. Winchester, of whom he enquired respecting his relatives iu Connectient. Ile informed him what he knew; and among other things ohserved, that Eliakim Marshull of Windsor wes a man of sound judgment, a retentive memory, and a tender conscience. "Well," replied Abraham, "it this be his character, I shall expect to baptize him before I return; for if he has a sound judgment, be will understand my arguments in favor of believer's baptism and against that of infants; if ho has a strong memory he will retain them ; and if he has a tender conscience, they will have an influence on his mind." With a firm persuasion that he should lead his relative into the wuter, ho prosecuted his journey into Connecticut. It appears from the history of the Kioka church, that this Abraham Marshall was only three years old when his father went from Con- necticut, among the Mohawk Indians. Ho was of course unknown to any of his relatives here; but he was received among them cordially, and treated with respect, and he made Eliukim's house his home. He kept in mind what Mr. Winchester had told him of his cousin ; hut he resolved that he would not be forward to introduce the subject of haptism, nor press him too hard at first. Eliakim frequently expressed a desire to hear what his new relation. as he called him, had to say in defence of the opinions in which they differed ; hut Abraham waived the matter for a time. At length, from slight skirmishes, they, hy mutual consent, eutered with all their strength iuto the baptismal coutroversy, iu which Eliakim had been a man of war from his youth, and now menifested a strong assurance of victory. He bepan with Abraham's covenant, and mustered all the urguments usually brought in defence of Pædobaptism. Abraham, on the other hand, opposed his whole system, as destitute of scripture proof, aud adduced his reasons for his different helief. At the first onset, this old Pædobaptist divine, as he afterwards acknowledged to a friend, had but two arguments left for the support of his system ; and continuing to losc ground, while striving with himself to regain it, iu the next attack he was completely defented, and in a short time after confessed his conscience could not he easy till he was baptized. But a trouble arose on account of his wife, who was much opposed to this change in his sentiments. He mentioned this circumstance to Abraham, and requested his advice. He replied that his youth did not qualify him to prescribe to a man of his years; " hut," said he, "I will mentiou two passages of scripture, which my father frequently made use of in difficult cases, which are these. 'I conferred not with flesh and blood. What thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.'" The teuder conscience of this aged convert urged him to duty ; and, according to Abraham's expectation, he was haptized by him the day before he left the place. A large concourse of people, sup- posed to he two or three thousand, collected to wituess the administration of the solemn rite. The venerable candidate addressed them in the most melting manner: "I was awakeued," said he, " nuder the preaching of Whitfield, ehout forty years ago, at which time my mind wes solcmuly impressed with this sentiment, God is wisdom ; he therefore knows all my thoughts. and all I do. I was in the next place impressed with this sentence, God is holiness ; and must therefore hato all iu me, which his wisdom sees is wrong. I was in the third place impressed with this solemn thought, God is power ; this struck me like thunder, and brought me to the ground." So saying he hurst into tears, and in a moment the tears were flowing from a thousand eyes. "After laboring a few days," continued he, "under these weighty impressious, the soothing declaration, God is love, relieved my distress, removed my fears, and filled me with unspeakable joy." He expatiated largely ou the interesting event of his con- version, and the most solemn attention pervaded the great assembly. (Baptist Repository).
* Rev. JOSEPH went in his youth into a settlement east of Windsor : where after a certain period he took upon himself to go about exhorting the people, without having received any liceuse from the authorities. He was ordered to discontinue this practice, but he would exhort, wherenpon he was fined, which he refusing to pay, was put in jail in Hartford and whipped. He still refused to pay the fine, end fiually his neighbor, Mr. Hooker, paid it. Nevertheless he continued to exhort, aud having afterwards removed to Vermont, he died there in the work of the ministry. ( Rev. Mr. Chapman).
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THOMAS, Jr.,7 m. Elizabeth Tudor, Oct. 9, 1725. Children -- Thomas, b. Oct. 13, 1726; Gad, b. Feb. 18, 1731-2; Job, b. April 22, 1736 ; Thomas, b. Aug. 24, 1738.
NOAH,8 m. Ruth Cook, Jan. 19, 1748 ; had Josiah, b. Nov. 5, 1749.
Rev. DANIEL,9 m .* 1, Hannah Drake, Nov. 11, 1742; 2, Martha (sister of Shubael) Sterns of Tolland, June 23, 1747. Child by 1st wife-Daniel.
* The following account of this emiuent sorvant of God, was drawn by his worthy son, Rev. Abraham Marshall, who succeeded his father in the pastoral station of Kioka. It was first published in the Georgia Analytical Repository and ufterwards iu the History of the Virginia Baptists. It is now transcribed and presented to the reader in its original epistolary form.
" In giving a biographical sketch of my honored father. we must go back to the distance of almost a century. Ilis birth was in the year of our Lord 1706, in Windsor, a town in Connecticut. lle was religiously educated by respectable and pious pareuts. and being hopefully converted nt about twenty years of age, joined the then standing order of Presbyterians in his native placo. The natural ardor of his mind soon kiudled into the fire of holy zeal, and raised him so high in the esteem of his brethren. that they called him to the office of a deacon. In the exemplary discharge of his duty m this capacity, he continued near twenty years. During this time, in casy circumstances, he married und lost a wife, by whom he had a son named after himself, Daniel, who is still a useful member of society."
(It is related by the Rev. Mr. Chapman, that he made himself odious to the orthodox church iu Windsor, by preaching the Baptist doctrines, and at the death of his wife, the people having assembled to witness the funeral ceremony, the Pastor of the church, refused to perform the usual service, upon which the people all dispersed leaving the reverend widower to bury his deceased sponse himself.)
" At the age of thirty-eight years, our worthy parent was one of the thousands in New Eng- land, wbo heard that son of thunder. the Rev George Whitfield, and canght bis seraphic fire. Firmly believing in the near approach of the latter day glory. when the Jews with the fulness of the Gentiles, shall hail their Redeemer, aud bow to his gentle sceptre. a number of worthy characters ran to and fro through the eastern states, warmly exhorting to the prompt adoption of every measure teuding to hasten that blissful period. Others sold, gave away, or left their possessions, as the powerful impulse of the moment determined, and without serip or purse, rushed up to the head of the Susquehanna, to convert the heathens, and settled in a town called Ounaquaggy. among the Mohawk ludiaus. One, and not the least sanguine of these nions missionaries, was my venerable father. Great must have been his faith. great his zeal, when, without the least prospect of a temporal reward, with a much beloved wife, and three children, he exchanged his commodions buildings, for n miserable hut; his fruitful fields and loaded orchards. for barren deserts: the luxuries of a well furnished table, for coarse and seanty fare ; aud numerous civil frieuds, for rude savages! He had the happiness, however, to teach and exhort, for eighteen months in this place, with considerable success. A number of the Indians were. in some degree, impressed with eternal couceros, and several became cordially ohedient to the gospel. But just as the seeds of heavenly truth, sown with tears in this un- promising soil, began to appear in their first fruits, the breaking out of war amoug the savage triles occasioued his reluctaut removal to Conegochengue, in Pennsylvania. After a short residence in this settlement. he removed to a place near Wiuchester, in Virginia.
" llere he became acquainted with a Baptist church, belouging to the Philadelphia associa- tion ; and as the result of a close. impartial examination of their faith and order. he and muy denr mother were baptized. in the forty-eighth year of his life. He was now called, as a licensed preacher. to the unrestrained exercise of his gifts; and though they were by no means above mediocrity, he was instrumental in awakeuiug attention, in many of his hearers, to the interests of their souls.
" Under the influence of an anxions desire to be extensively useful, he proceeded from Vir- ginia to llughwarry, in North Carolina, where his faithful and incessant labors proved the happy means of arousing aud convertiug numbers. Being so evidently and emineutly nseful na an itiuerant preacher, he continued his peregrination to Abbot's Creek. in the same state, where he was the instrument in planting a church, of which he was ordained pas or, in the fifty-second year of his age, by his brothers-in-law, the Rev. Messrs. Henry Leadbetter, and Shubael Stearns. Soon after receiving this honor, my reverend father. in one of his evangelical jouruies into Virginia, had the singular happiness to baptize Col. Som'l Harris, with whom he afterwards made several tours, and preached. aud planted the gospel in several places, as far as James river. It was but a few years after his ordination, before. induced by appearances of increasing usefulness. he took an affectionate leave of his beloved charge, and settled on Beaver creek. iu South Carolina.
" In this place. likewise, a large church was raised under his ministry, and till brought to a good degree of maturity in divine things, was an object of his tender and nuremitted care and solicitudr. At the direction of Divine Providence, as he conceived, and as subsequent eveuts have proved. his next removal was to Horse Creek, about 15 miles north of Augustn.
" The fruits of his labors in this place remain in a respectable church, some of whose sons, raised up under his care. have successfully diiffused the light of divne truth through various. benighted regious. From Horse Creek my aged father made his first visits to this state. On the second or third of these, while in prayer, hie was seized iu the presence of his audience, for preaching in the parish of St. Paul. and made to give security for his appearance in Augusta, the Monday following, to answer to this charge. Accordingly he stood a trial, and ufler his week- ness and patience was sufficiently exercised. was ordered to come no more as neprencher into. Georgia. In the words of an apostle similarly circumstanced, he replied. . Whether it be right to obey God or man, judge ye.'' Consistently with this just and spirited reply. he pursued his successful coarse, and on tho Ist of Jan., 1771, came with his family, and took up his fiual earthly
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Children by 2d wife-(Rev.) Abraham, John, Zaccheus, Levi, Moses, Solomon, Joseph, Eunice, Mary, Benjamin.
ELIAKIM, 10 m. Saralı Hodge, Nov. 10, 1743. Children-Sarah, b. Oct. 17, 1744; Eunice, b. Jan. 14, 1745-6 ; Rhoda, b. July 22, 1747; Dinah, b. April 1, 1749 ; Elisha, b. Dec. 31, 1750 ; Elijah, b. Sept. 9, 1752 ; Eliakim, 14 b. Oct. 28, 1754 ; Rachel, b. June 13, 1756; Asenath, b. July 9, 1758 ; Lucy, b. July 18, 1760; Tryphena, b. March 31, 1762; Daniel, b. March 18, 1766.
DAVID, Il m. Naomi Griswold, who d. Sept. 30, 1824, a. 89; resided in Po- quonnoc, W. ; a farmer ; was a prominent man in W. Children-Naomi, b. Sept. 30, 1757; m. Moses Niles of W. : Olive, m. 1, Joseph Holcomb of W .; m. 2, Alexander Enos of Whitestown, N. Y. : Sarah, b. March 21, 1759 ; d. Feb. 6, 1761 : Elisha, 15 b. April 16, 1763 ; Elihu, 16 b. March 21, 1765.
SAMUEL, 12 m. Joanna Cook, Nov. 17, 1743. Children-Samuel,17 b. March 27, 1744 ; Sarah, b. July 27, 1745 ; Alexander, b. June 13, 1747; Joanna, b. Oct. 27, 1749.
ABNER, 13 m. Hannah Marshall, Jan. 4, 1759. Child-Hannah, b. Oct. 8, 1759.
residence at the Kioka; the following Spring the church here was formed, and it is famous for baving furnished materials for several other churebes. For this purpose many common mem- bers have been dismissed, and several ministers have been ordained. Among these are the Rer. Messrs. Sanders Walker, Sum'l Newton, Loveless Savage, Alexander Scott, and the writer of this article. Through God's blessing on the ministry of her indefatigable founder and pastor, this chureb continued to lengthen her cords and strengthen her stakes, breaking forth on the right band and on the left, till our beloved country was unhappily involved in the horrors of war No scenes, however. from the commencement to the termination of hostilities, were so gloomy and alu ming as to deter my father from discharging the duties of his station. Neither reproaches nor threatenings could excite in him the least appearance of timidity, or anything inconsistent with Christian aud ministerial heroi-m.
" As a friend to the American cause, he was once unade a prisoner and put under a strong guard; but obtaining leave of the officers. be commenced and supported so heavy a charge of exhortation and prayer, that, like Daniel of old, while his enemies stood amuzed and confound- ed, he was safety and honorably delivered from this den of lions.
" Even the infirmities of old age. and the evident approach of the king of terrors, were not sufficient to shake his faith and hope, nor, in the least perceivable degree, to abate bis zeal.
" A few months previous to his decease, rising in his pulpit, which he bad frequently be- sprinkled with his tears, and from which he often descended to weep over a careless auditory, he said, 'I address yon, my dear hearers with a diffidence which arises from a failure of me- mory, und a general weakness of body and mind, common to my yeurs; but I recollect, he that holds out to the end shall be saved, and I am resolved to finish my course in the cause of God ' Accordingly Le attended publie worship regularly, even through his Just lingering morlal ill- ness, till the last Sabbath but one before his dissolution. In his family he invariably performed his usual round of holy duties. till the morning preceding his bappy change. Fully apprised of this as at hand, and perfectly in his senses, be expressed distinctly and emphatically, his steady and increasing confidence of future bliss.
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