Thomas Grisell letter to Thomas Rotch, New Garden 12th mo 16th 1817

               
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                          New Garden 12th mo 16th  1817
         Dear friends
                 Thomas & Charity Rotch I am
  now lying in bed with my head leaning on my left hand
  and my pen in the other with a view of giving you
  some account of my getting along after leaving Kendal
  until I arived at my own home, we arived at Mahlon
  Wilemans 6th day evening and I was tryly glad being
  much fatigued my lameness increasing and feeling
  my mind considerable tryed with the thought of
  appointing meetings so much that it made poor
  me feel very little but after meeting 7th day I
  think I may say that peace seemed to attend 
  my mind for which I felt thankful went that
  afternoon to our long afflicted friend Stephen Loge
  staid with him that night to a good degree
  of satisfaction first day morning set out for
  Lexington and was at that meeting second
  day at Goshon 3 day at Springfield Samuel
  Loge waighted on me to the last mentioned
  place who was very kind and attentive and
  notwithstanding his outward appearance I
  had to believe that it was right that he was
  with me I think it would be well for friends
  to take notice of such from Springfield to
  Salem and staid their preparative Mg Caslet
  Jones was with me after Meeting we parted