B-55-1
23yr 3 month 1795 Samuel Fishers
beloved friend Thomas Roach thou fields near & dear
to me as also thy beloved wife & friends of your pearts in general
I now inform thee of my further prospect this Summer
& much desire thy Company if Consistant with the Divine
will at my return I was joyfully resieved by my family & friends
at learg our month meeting thought best to deliver the
Certificate that I had & if the prospect of a further visit remained
to have a new one this was agreeable to my mind I have now
obtained one from the month meeting indorsed by the quarter
with thier ull unity to pay a further visit to the eastern government
so far as Noveschosy.
I recieved thy exceptable letter as also the Certificate my neglecting
to write to thee has not been for want of love but my ingagements
amongs the Sick the widows & fatherless children has been very great
for Several has been tacon out of our pearts sins my return.
as thou menshens weighting soon I should be very glad to heare
from thee as soon as may be for I purpose to set out about the middle
of the forth month so as to be at the quarters of oblong & nine partners
& if way Should be made by the good nes of God so to favour me with
thy Compeny it will be greatly to my Comfort though to thee
& thy dear wife it may be as to me & my wife no Small tryal yet
we are his to dispose of as he may [illegible]if it may be to So jurn
apeart for a season & if to meat no more in this life the will of
the Lord be done Saith my Soul.
The Jurney looks very extensive to me at this time & I know no
body whose Company would be so exceptable as thine as I think it will be
through a wildernes Country from Lack champlain if any way their
may be by land to Novaschosy
no more at this time but am thy rayal friend Joshua Evens
pleas to give my love to my friends in your town & nantucket
for I do love them without respect of pearson
