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Title	Letter to Mrs. Wadsworth [Judith Wordsworth], at Mr. Ford's Lodgings
Post Date	March 20, 1766, Thursday evening
Author	Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791.
Recipient	Wordsworth, Judith, 1738-1786
Date	1766-03-20
Physical Description	4 pgs total; 4 pgs text; 1 pg includes the address
Dimensions	23 x 38 cm.
Address To	Bath
Country To	England
Address From	Marlborough
Country From	England
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	Letter 64 [Address panel:] Mrs Wadsworth at Mr Ford's Lodgings at the Vineyards Bath My very d[ea]r Friend How have I been the cause of such burdens upon you who would with so much joy carry yours. You are upon my heart & indeed indeed very very near it. I pray all dependency you may be able to cast upon the Lord knowing he can sustain you. The narrow road of faith which is ever so nigh[?] that nothing but faith can walk in is the point. I am fully satisfied that your present lott is under the present cross of standing alone that you may more certainly feel he is su_____ for your poor feeble body & spirits, & will revive your dear heart under all. My removal could never with satisfaction to my own mind have been acceptable otherwise & the morning I left Bath I longed to tell you, often that something was at hand. Not until your ______ a light seemed to fall upon something & that the visible cause for all the world was the distrest[?] object [p. 2] I am going to but I think not the end I have been led to pray only to beg the matter may be made quite clear before I take one single thought or step about any thing thus have I been led to this place & as you are so much upon my heart & the work of Bath no more them if there was none it appears all yours & all our hearts, prayers, wishes & thoughts are with you. We arrived at the Devizes at one. D[ea]r Jos[eph] had left Mr Baileys about two hours before. I sat down & wrote to him & enclosed your letter & it was to go directly by one going to Pewsey. I have charged him to see me some morning at Chelsea if possible. Poor Madan I shall not have much delight in but I hope he will feel the Lord delights in him. We came in so soon to Ma[r]lborough that we might have reached Newbury with ease, but I ____ [p. 3] being over harried & so we contentedly rest here all being well. Do say all that is kind to d[ea]r Mr Stillinglfeet & when it is best the kind providence that ever watches over his people will direct our meeting again & may he be ever praying for the power that preaches deliverance to the Captive, that miserable time of Branden. I want ____ to _____ you about & I let myself for it but a ____ upon it & a message to Capt Wilson in my name would al_____ its being in his house till ordered away. ______ Mr Branden what I shall I say to speak one thousand part of my heart to you. All that you can suggest from your tender one must tell you best but in all love, gratitude, & most faithful affectionate I remain [?] Your ever & ever devoted friend & Servant S:H Ma[r]lborough Thursday Evening March 20, 1766
Catalog Link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=196879
Unique Identifier	Huntingdon 03201766
Digital Resources Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2011
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	1760-1769
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 12