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My religious feelings are very different from what they were; I am often led to doubt that I was wrong in England & much more so how. The Lord search and try my heart and make me sincere & unblameable before him in love. Government hath not provided me any place to perform public worship in yet, neither do I know when they will. I am going to preach at the [indecipherable] settlement om Sunday next, twenty miles distant from home, and I know not [indecipherable] where I shall sleep or perform divine service than you to whom I am writing. And what is much more trying, I expect the people will absent themselves as soon as they know I am coming.
These things render a minister's duty painful & difficult. With regard to temporals our situation is much better than would be expected. Articles of comfort are often very dear, but we are seldom without them. I paid a guinea a pound for the last tea I bought here, & three pounds a dozen for red & white wine. When I was at Norfolk Island about 4 months ago, tea sold there for 27s pr pound, & tobacco 16/- Candles 3/- Spirits £1 .5 pr gallon & all other articles which could be procured from the ship that was there were equally extravagantly dear, Tho' this is the case we have no cause to complain of our outward comforts taking them all together. If everything was equally agreeable we should be well situated. I have great reason to be thankful that I am happy in my own family; I believe few more so. As you are married I may mention this to you without any risk of being laughed at, Did you know what feelings I sustained on account of Mrs Marsden on my late voyage from Norfolk Island for nearly a fortnight together when every day & night too I expected to be buried in the great deep, you would not have dropped that kind hint in Mr Johnson's letter. "Tell Mr. M to be kind to Mrs Marsden". Your admonition is highly gratifying to me as it only enjoins a repetition of what I take pleasure in. I should have been wretched & miserable here without a wife; now I am happy and comfortable. Our little daughter (whom probably you may have heard of) grows a fine girl & affords a little amusement for Mrs Marsden. Mrs M unites with me in every Christian respects to you and your family.
I am dear Madam
Yours etc.
Samuel Marsden

In haste, later in the morning excuse mistakes
Recd Aug. 4. 1756

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