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Title	Letter to The Revd. [and] Mrs. [Thomas] Haweis
Post Date	September 7, 1775
Author	Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791.
Recipient	Haweis, Thomas, 1734-1820; Wordsworth, Judith, 1738-1786
Date	1775-09-07
Physical Description	4 pgs total; 3 pgs text; 1 pg address
Dimensions	23 x 37 cm.
Address To	Thrapston, Northamptonshire
Country To	England
Address From	College Green, Bristol
Country From	England
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	Letter 85 [Handwritten] Sept 7, 1775 [Address panel:] To The Revd [and] Mrs Haw[e]is at Thrapston Northamptonshire My very d[ea]r Friends I delayed answering your kind letter till after the opening this Chapel which we did in the Lord's Holy fear [? did she mean name?] Sunday Seper 3d. There really was a sweet blessing & thousands did hear. In the services Mr Glascott & Peckwell[?] preached twice each & the Lord was with them & there is a prospect for the Hot Wells & for the better sort in Bristol. Many of the students was here & our work so encreasing that we were forced to empty the College of all but four to help us in the various plans of importance [“various plans of importance” a common usage by LH]. Many providences has led me to think of Cornwall--& I have in effect purchased a preaching house which I mean to make a Chapel within four miles of Mr Wills'. The spirit among the poor tinners & miners engage my utmost cause there. [p. 2] It is quite amazing to hear of & I should hope from this the Lord's day of their visitation is truly come. With the Lord's leave I hope to set out on Tuesday next for Cornwall, stay two nights at my Wem[?] Wills & then go to Redruth or St Die[?] to a house that will be taken for me resolving if possible before I die to establish something for these poor creatures as no one seems to care for their souls. The chain of events that have led to this has been quite wonderfull. Should any thing in the more wise dispensation[?] of the Lord prevent me you shall know otherwise. Direct for me at Mr Wills. They have no idea of my coming till by this post & they must be almost as much surprised as myself. My health will I trust enable me to get th[r]ough as I have been supported through a hurry that is insupportable for every thing but the Lord's business. A student now in double orders that is releast[?] from going abroad I have desired to write to offer himself to you. [p. 3] His name is Aldrington, an honest & capable young man & I think would do for you & I trust he would set you sooner at liberty which will rejoice me & many more of your faithfull friends at Bath. Mr Toplady stay'd but two Sundays at Bath & preached two Sundays while with me in the Churches at Bristol & I hope will soon be in Sussex. I long to have him more engaged for the salvation of sinners. The Lord has favoured us with his blessing at the anniversary & the opening a Chapel at Wem in Shropshire & also one[?] in Lewes. Thus, we go on no man making us afraid [see Lev 26:6; Job 11:19; Isa 17:[not visible] ]. My heart is quite in Cornwall & I expect many blessings upon the poor, poor tinners. I hope to hear you will soon be at Bath & as soon as my Chapel is prepared in Cornwall I trust you will speak a word there for our dear Master. Poor R--he must give up his book or me. I am sure I am not worth it & so my lott will be in good ground. For me I have a thousand things to say but hurried out of my life [p. 4--written across one side of address panel] so can only add to d[ea]r Mr & Mrs Haw[e]is that I am ever their faithfull & affectionate friend S Huntingdon College Green, Bristol Seper. 7, 1775 [Postmarked from Bristol on September 9]
Notes	Letter postmarked from Bristol on September 8.
Catalog Link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=196929
Unique Identifier	Huntingdon 09071775
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	1770-1779
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 26