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kindly for 3 miles a White Oak Timber the most beautiful, both for Quantity and Quality that I have seen since I left home. 1st day the 5th a wet stormy Morning and increased with the day, snowed in the afternoon, attended an appointed meeting at John Hills with the few friends in this Neighbourhood it was a solid instructive Opportunity, Heavenly goodness was near, and the meeting closed, to general Satisfaction, we had a tendering time in the afternoon in Conference with them concerning their situation in which I hope they gained some strength, they have not as yet been in the practice of hold any mee[t]-ings for Worship, they being but few in number and very scattered but we felt our minds Strengthened t[o?] encouraged them to press throu†[gh] difficulties and meet together to wait upon and Worship the Lor[d] Almighty, believing it would add to their strength and would if