Hugh Judge letter to Thomas Rotch, New York, 24th 12 mo 1800

               
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      My Dear Friend          New York 24th 12 mo 1800
           So good an opertunity offering by our esteemed
  friend Isaac Hutchinson from Jersey, now on a religious visit
  to the East. Seemed as tho I could not well any longer forbare
  exposing my simple schrat. Indeed gratitude often urged
  the acknowledgment of thy kindness, to me a poor unworthy
  Creature. Well I am here in the Land of the living. It will
  be 4 weeks Day after tomorrow since I arived found my Dr.
  S.J. & Children in health. I quit the field of labour at East
  =ton, & made the best of my way home as fast as I well could,
  I thought ag odd deal of a dissarter & expected to have felt
  more like one on geting here, than I have, I through myself
  into the Arms of Everlasting Marcy. And it is well for us
  at least for me that we have a gracious benifactor to deal with.
  how much better to fall into his hands thten into the hand of
  Men - Dear Thos I often thought of thee after we parted,
  & that in near affection & true love & glad should I have been
  could thou have continued longer with me, but the indulgence
  was more than I had reason to expect.  Daniel Tabers
  company was agreable, he was very attentive, I stade lon
                                    had
  =ger in that Easton corner than I ^expected in the same space
  where H.H. had 10 meetings I had upwards of 30 - I was
  to Salem & Lynn after than left me & then returned to sea
  =brook & Hampton M.C. with me from the last place
  went to Ware. But let me here inform thee which I believe
  thou will be pleased to hear at Hampton we had the
  company of that Precious old friend C.C. who
  came to Joseph P seventh Day after Noon to be with us, 
  & so went to Meeting with us first day & tho the Meeting
  held 3 hours, he Dr Woman sat out & we had a precious
  parting opertunity at J.B.  What a brace thing to be lively &
  green in old age, What an honour to grasp when the sun