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was delivered on the occasion from Isa* 45-11 Thus saith the Lord ? to a large and attentive audience by the Rev. Dr. S. Wilkinson of Lebanon.

I am, madam, so deeply intended on this subject, you will permit me to inject here an extract from the discourse delivered on the occasion about [[alluted?] to.

For the first time, on 23rd January 1805 I visited Deerfield in accompany with my instructor & lady and beheld the place & the very spot were my ancestors e̶x̶p̶e̶r̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶w̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶c̶a̶t̶a̶s̶t̶r̶o̶p̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶e̶n̶e̶m̶y̶ taken by the French & Indians, and those who survived the catastrophe were carried into a wretched captivity and among them was my grand E̲u̲n̲i̲c̲e̲.

• Isaiah