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Title	Letter to Samuel Lloyd
Post Date	June 6, 1751
Author	Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788; Wesley, Sarah Gwynne, 1726-1822
Recipient	Lloyd, Samuel, fl. 1749-1766
Date	1751-06-06
Physical Description	4 pgs total; 2 pgs text; 1 pg address; 1 pg blank
Dimensions	23 x 27 cm
Location (Box, File)	Box 1, File 3
Address To	Devonshire Square, London
Country To	England
Address From	Bristol
Country From	England
Collection (Provenance)	Leete Manuscript Collection
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Transcription	To Sam[uel] Lloyd Esq[ui]r[e] in Devonshire Square London Bristol June 6 [1751] Dear sir What you have already (of hope, conviction, desire) hold fast till Christ come. For yet a little while, and he will come to all that diligently seek him, and his reward is with him. It is a very sensible disappointment to us that we cannot obtain our wish of spending some time with you and our worthy friends at Chertsey. You will think of us with compassion while you are in the cool shade and we posting in the road to Newcastle. Our friend at Cowley with those at S. Ann’s will never be scandalized by too serious conversation. My danger is from the opposite extreme. I am apt to be betrayed by my cheerfulness of temper and natural desire to please into lightness and forgetfulness of God. But close Christian conversation fits us for retirement, and retirement for Christian convers[atio]n. Both are necessary that the man of God may be made perfect. We promise of ourselves the satisfaction of hearing from you before we begin our fiery trial. Farewell [Sally Wesley’s letter was written on p. 3] Bristol, June 6th [1751] Dear sir I should have wrote long ago to acknowledge your very kind and friendly offices, but the strong will make allowance for the weak. I seem made up of fear and indolence; you are made without them and call nothing pain or trouble while serving a friend. Would to God we were both as diligent and courageous in his service , which is perfect freedom; by prayer we serve both him and each other. Prayer (as an old practitioner observes) is the greatest kindness one ( ) can show to another; herein I shall be glad to help and ( ) all my fellow-travellers till we arrive at our heavenly (.) After all, we must give up our hopes of seeing you this summer being obliged to set out a fortnight hence for the north. We very often miss you on the road, but our comfort is you are travelling the same narrow way, which will lead us all to life eternal. I am, dear sir, Your obliged friend and humble servant, Sa[lly] Wesley Pray present my respects to your brother.
Catalog Link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=196597
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4037 pixels high or wide
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library
Decade	1750-1759