love to the dear children, and to her, and her husband and chil dren. I believe I must omit writing her at present, though I thank her for her kind information, and much attention, and may, some time, find time to write her. Let also the rest of my children be informed of my unabated love, and wishes that they may do well. I hope way may open for them to get a little. more learning, and that such of them as get more than they can pay for, may not finally be felt as burdens to those who assist them in getting it. My love please mention to father Scott. I rejoiced his health was better. May the gracious design of his lengthened life be fully answered, and he prepared for joys everlasting. Don't forget my dear love to dear sister Lapham and all hers, brother Hazard and all his, sister Spencer and all hers, and other relations and friends. Dear William Rotch is yet very acceptably with me, and likely will be some time. He is highly respected in England.

As I aim to write only what occurs readily, I have at this time little else than facts, information, love and good wishes; and good wishes for your dear family, I don't know that I ever more sincerely and sensibly felt, than during my last absence. Heaven's best blessings has often been my prayer for you, and not without some secret confidence that you would be therewith favoured; if so, let us in all other things be content. The devoted to pursuits after wealth, are almost all of them rendered dwarfish. He that opens his eyes must see it; and he that feels it rightly, must bewail it. Scarce any thing is easier than profession, and activity in church affairs; and where much of this is, there most people think must be, or is, true religion. And yet how are the hearts of many, many, many of these centred in the earth.

My dear father and mother, if you can lift up your heads above the world, and unite with divinity, rejoice that your portion is unspeakably better than gold and silver; and in this blessed inheritance may all your children and grand-children be living partakers. I crave it for me and mine, incomparably more than all earth's enjoyments; and craving it for myself and mine, I can but crave it for you and yours, for I know no way, in this respect, to divide them. They are all near to me; and I trust I shall ever feel nearly interested in their welfare; and

those among you who have known the overturnings of the divine hand, and seen Jehovah's wonders, will, I trust, remain, in some sort, as bone of my bone. May the Lord, my God and their God, preserve all these in his holy hand forever. Give me up, I pray you, the Lord's time, and to his will and service; and then, if we meet again, it may be in the enjoyment of that love and fellowship, which the world knows not. My heart is full; my eyes not unaffected; and in this fulness of unfeigned and unstrained affection, I am, as I have been, sincerely yours, in the several relationships of brother, son, and friend, and everfeelingly in regard to my own half dozen, their affectionate father,

To Moses Brown, Providence.

JOB SCOTT.

London, 3d month 23d, 1793.

Dear friend,

I wrote thee from Dunkirk, and whether since, I don't remember; though once or twice I should, but for want of time.

I have received no letter yet but Sarah Hoxsie's: that tells me of the health of children, relations, and friends, the 10th of 1st month, in which I rejoiced, but could gladly receive fresher accounts. I hope thou and other friends will not neglect to write to me as often as conveniently may be. It will be truly acceptable.

My health, but very low nearly all the time I have been in England, is lately much mended: my cough nearly gone; but breast still sore. This I have very little hope, ever to find entirely removed. It seems firmly scated; and is now of about two year's standing. The fumes of tobacco much relieve the uneasiness, but the soreness is more or less almost continual. My prospects were so gloomy when I last (till now) wrote dear father Anthony, that I did not know but my frame was hastening to dissolution; but I am now pretty cheerful; am able to get about very comfortably, and go on to pretty good satisfac

tion, as to myself; getting pretty full relief from place to place. I trust, if faithful, I shall just have spending money; and cash to pay my debts, though of long standing in this land, and now due with interest upon interest; after all which I hope to be content to return home, if permitted, with nearly, if not quite an empty purse,* where, however I may be received in poverty by my friends, I trust, if allowed again to join them, I shall rejoice in their endeared society.

Our dear friend William Rotch is very acceptably still with me, and I hope like to be. He expects his wife and daughters over soon, from Dunkirk: he sends much love to thee and all thy family.

I think after Quarterly Meeting here next week I may get into the country. I have been out a little several times, though not yet quite loosed from London.

Dear Samuel Emlen and Sarah Harrison, yet in Ireland. He not very well; she better than lately. Not much expected here till Yearly Meeting.

Many occurrences here, some in society and some in the nations, might afford some entertainment; but the times restrain the freedom of my pen, and perhaps it is best to be restrained. However, there is a love and good will, that all earth's commotions restrain not, and which nor absence nor distance can extinguish or abate. This, dear friend, I often feel towards thee, and many other dear friends in dear New England. May the life come so up to dominion over all, as that no obstruction may remain to a perfect coalition, and cementing, living fellowship and union among all the members of our Israel. There is no other rock or foundation on which this divine fellowship can be abidingly established, but the life, and where that is abode in, many little differences in sentiment and appearance are swallowed up of love. Oh! how true love, when it prevails in and melts the heart, covers a multitude of faults, or things which may appear as faults, when love is waxed cold. May earth and all its mighty matters be ever unable to cool the love of those

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who have truly loved the Lord Jesus and his disciples. Mine I think I may safely express to thee, thy wife and children, and desire the sincere expression of it conveyed to such friends as fall in thy way; and thou and they may rest assured that at 3000 miles distance, I sometimes travail for, if not with you.

May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my spirit and yours, in living nearness to himself, and above the harmful influence of this world and all its wealth, cares, snares, and amusements, is the sincere desire of thy sincerely affectionate friend,

JOB SCOTT.

To Daniel Anthony, and Family.

Dear father, mother, &c.,

London, 1st of 6th month, 1793.

Not a line have I received from any of my friends in dear New England since I left it, but Sarah Hoxsie. This is a real disappointment, but should be patiently endured; yet let me pressingly request your future communications may be as often as well may be. My health, (except extreme nervous depressions, and the soreness of my breast,) is pretty well; much better than for divers weeks first in England. I have been in the country, (though there mostly in towns,) about seven weeks; attended the annual meetings in Wales, and at Bristol; sat all the public meetings in silence at both places, except one at that in Wales, appointed afterwards, and when Friends were departed. Three out of five I have sat in silence, at this Yearly Meeting in London, and seven in Bristol. My way is mostly more or less open among other people, and often greatly so; but among Friends I am very much in silence, especially in large collections from divers parts. At these are many ministers, and many appearances; altars set up under almost every green tree; the trees seem to flourish, are full of leaves, many blossoms, and some unripe fruit, but too little that is ripe and wholesome. My sufferings at such meetings are inexpressible, with very little sense

of service for me, unless by the example and influence of deeply travailing silence. Dear William Rotch has been very acceptably with me, till a few days before I returned to London to the Yearly Meeting, which began for ministers, &c. the 18th of 5th month, and for discipline the 20th. The last sitting of the select meeting was on fourth-day, the 29th. I have not been very active in discipline, though my way was more open therein than I expected. In some things I obtained much solid satisfaction, but more so in the select meeting, wherein way opened to leave the weight of my deeply bowed spirit upon them, respecting ministry, and some other things, in a manner to me altogether unexpected; blessed be the name of the Lord. Dear Samuel Emlen and Sarah Harrison are very acceptably among John Tabor is here also, and William Rotch's wife and daughters. J. Storer, T. Colley, &c. &c. attended. Dear Deborah Darby and Rebecca Young have cleared out for America, and expect to sail from Liverpool, aiming to reach Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

us.

I expect to go pretty soon into Ireland, where, most assuredly, bonds and afflictions will abide me. I am trying not to complain, but am oft sunk very near below all consolation, not even that of hope excepted; but as I aim at patience, (often hard to find or abide in,) I am again made to set up my Ebenezer, and acknowledge, "Hitherto the Lord hath helped us." May he, dear relatives, be so leaned upon by you and me, as to be known our never failing source and succour through all the storms and seeming ills of life, and our portion for ever. My dear love salutes my own dear father, if living. Oh! that his end may be in the sunshine of divine favour; through full submission to the iufluence of divine power upon him. A submission which none ought to delay for a moment. I desire you may, and trust you will endeavour to make him happy and comfortable; and may he be resigned and pleasant. It will do him no good to be fretful, but may, in degree, prevent the preparation for a peaceful close of life. The dear children I feel near my heart, and much desire their careful tuition in the fear of the Lord, and in reverence of what they feel of his power and