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children. At Sydney there are several ladies, so that we have some respectable Society. Upon the whole, my situation is far more comfortable that I expected to find.
I experience a great loss of religious Society. Our general Conversation in Company is very different from what I have been accustomed to in England, it all turns upon worldly affairs. Religion is seldom a subject of Conversation (excepting to edify its doctrines or professions,) never to edify one another. There appears (humanly speaking) little prospect of doing good. However I do not despair for the work is not man's but the Lord's. I trust we are not forgotten at a throne of grace by the faithful in England. The Lord had some grand design in sending his gospel to this dark benighted part of the world. And therefore this consideration shd resign us to His dispensation who worketh all things after the counsel of His will. You would hear by Miss Amey that I got a daughter off the South Cape of New Holland. The Lord preserved us both in a wonderful manner, and by good nursing of Mrs Johnson we both soon recovered the fatigues of storm; she is now nine months old, and a very healthy child.
Mr M. joins with me in best respects to Mr Stokes and family.

I am, dear Madam, yours

Eliza Marsden.

Please tell Edward that the Melon - seed he gave me is now growing upon Kingston's Farm; I should be happy if he could partake of them when ripe.

(Received July 29yj, 1795.