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7 and my heirs. I and my Lancashire husband moved with all our effects into Maryland, as I could not bear the sight of my child and my brother, who lived at Virginia. We bought 50 acres of ground, built a decent house thereon, and got two servants, an English woman and a negro man. I resolved to go back to Virginia and discover myself to my brother. When I landed, I wrote him a letter, informing him of all particular affairs, which letter came into his son’s hand, who immediately visited me, attended by two servant on horseback.—He kissed me, saying, "Dear mother, are you alive?" and then fell a-weeping. He told, me that his father was deranged, and that the plantation my mother had left me was in his poseession; for the produce of it my son paid me L.100, and engaged to be my trustee. I presented him with a gold watch, took my leave, and set sail, for my own plantation, having previously told: my son that I intended to marry a gentleman who came with me from England. I purchased at Virginia three saddle horses, some hogs, two cows, and many other articles, and brought them with me in the vessel. I arrived safely, and my husband was quite overjoyed at my good fortune: lifting up his hands, he cried, "I married a wife in Lancashire for a fortune, and I think she has at last proved a good fortune." We now resolved to reform our lives, and spend the remainder of our days in repentance for our crimes, by doing all the good in our power to those who stood in need of assistance.