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To divert, my mind from my affliction as well as improve my education, my worthy patron, sometime in May put me under the care of Rev. Mr. Brockway of Ellington, a young clergyman, whose hospitality & tender care of me, still warms my breast with gratitude towards that gentleman. I made but a slow progress the parts assigned to me, tho, my instructor, took unweary pains to help me forward - This was owing to the dejected? state of mind & ill state of health I was in. As a minister he was faithful to me. He & his Lady exhorted catechise me once or twice a week as well as endeavored to have me understand what I read in the scripture. After having spent five months with this most amiable gentleman, I was compelled to leave him - This was in consequence, of the misfortunes re=