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parents & friends were settled & on the 26 January, my parents & little brother departed for the North.

 Being thus left alone, tho, not among strangers, but friends, I was led to consider & meditate upon the goodness of God, towards me, who is "unworthy of the least of his mercies." At the same time, I trust, many thanksgivings & praise, ascended from the altar of my heart, up to him who is the author of all the good I enjoyed.
 Being now under the charge of two venerable divines, I was perfectly satisfied with my situation, and the burdens under which I had hitherto laboured now ceased. To be leaning still for support upon my wenth? patron, after his misfortune, was extremely painful, and even at times, was almost insupportable to me. But, God who is rich in mercy, now raised up friends to help & did his unworth servant. I must not omitted here, of men=