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162 I have put up to heaven for you. I hope God is answering them now. O, my son, go on in the strength of the Lord and in the power of His might. You may expect onsets from Satan, the World and the Flesh, but the more you find yourself assaulted by them be still more earnest at the Thorne of Grace. The Lord's promise stands sure, "They that seek Me early shall find Me." Give not way to discouragements. Your loving father and mother,

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After four years spent among the Indians, he was compelled to abandon the mission on account of the Revolutionary War. He returned to New Hampshire, was installed pastor at New Hampton church 1776, and at East Windsor, Conn., 1786, where he died June 25, 1820. He wrote several books, among them a history of East Windsor. He is described as "a small man, well formed and with very attractive manners—a man of culture and scholarship." He was a trustee of Dartmouth College, from which he received his D. D. in 1800.

He m. first, 1780, Hannah, youngest d. of Rev. Benj. Pomeroy, D. D., of Hebron County, and secondly, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, of Providence, R. I. His children were:


 * (1). Abigail Wheelock, bap. Sept, 10, 1786; m. Dec., 1801, Oliver Tudor, of East Windsor. Five children.
 * (2). Rachel McClintock, b. Oct. 29, 1783; m. Nov. 27, 1806, Elihu Wolcott, of East Windsor.
 * (3). Mary Ann; died July 12, 1789.
 * (4). Susannah Willys, bap. Nov. 16, 1788; d. s. aged about 35.
 * (5). Hannah Pomeroy, bap. Aug. 28, 1791, died Aug. 25, 1804.

The Diary of Dr. David McClure, an exceedingly interesting book and containing an outline history of his family, was published 1899 by John P. and William R. Peters, of New York.

6., b. Feb. 25, 1750. Mar. Eliz. Randlet, of