Year
1682
Alternative Title
Bridget Marshall's letter to George Fox, 13 June 1682
Sender Place
Barbados
Receiver
George Fox
Receiver Place
London, England
Repository holding original letter
Library of the Society of Friends
Full Date
1682-06-13
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
13.16453, -59.55165
Country, State, Location 2
51.507407, -0.12772404
Subject - Person (Linked Data)
Margaret Rous (Q133359031) [Wikidata]
Subjects
Fell family; Society of Friends; Quakers; Religious communities; Religious minorities
Genre
Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence, dated June 1682, from Bridget Marshall, to George Fox
PRINT ID
LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_077
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: AR Barclay Collection
Type
Correspondence; Text
Transcription
[page 1] 77 Dated in Barbadoes [Barbados] :13d: of the 4: mo = called June [June 13] 1682 Deare [Dear] George ffox [George Fox] the springs of life flowing fresh in my heart towards thee [you], I could not forbeare [forbear] to let thee [you] know it, and in that spring of love and life my soule [soul] dearely [dearly] salutes thee [you], and truly for severall [several] dayes [days] together hath [has] my spirit felt thee [you] livingly to bee [be] very neare [near] mee [me], and the love of god arising and continuing in my heart towards thee [you], who art [are] indeed an Elder worthy of double honor [honour], who hast [have] labored [laboured] in the word and doctrine, o [oh] that all would follow thy [your] example, as thee [you] followest [follow] Jesus, the Captaine [captain] of our salva tion [salvation], who is entred [entered] into his rest, who is the author and furither [furtherer?] of our salvation . / :25: of the 9th mo [November 25] = :1681: these few words were with mee [me] at that time & [and] I writ [wrote] them downe [down]; but could no longer with[deletion][/deletion] hold [withhold] them from thee [you] though they bee [be] set downe [down] in much brokennes [brokenness], yet I know thou [you] canst [can] read them in a spirit of much love and tendernes [tenderness], & [and] lend a hand to helpe [help] the weaker hands and feeble knees, that have mett [met] with many hardships ./ my deare [dear] love to Margret Rous [Margaret Rouse?] & [and] her family . / farewell I am thy [your] friend in that truth that is unvaluable [invaluable] & [and] unchangeable ./ Bridgit Marshall [page 2] These Are for George Fox in London. or elsewhere by Ralph Nasby briget marshall [Bridget Marshall] at barbados to gf [George Fox] 1682 Jamaica
Creator (Linked Data)
Bridget Marshall (Q136308117) [Wikidata]
Citation
Bridget Marshall to George Fox, 13 June 1682, AR Barclay Collection, MS Vol. 323, 77, Library of the Society of Friends, London, PRINT, LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_077 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-arbarclayvol-323/75
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