Chapter CCCLVIII: Letter MCCCXXV: To Mr. R―――― K――――n

_Savannah, February 18, 1765._

_My very dear Friend_,

YESTERDAY we had a most cutting parting at _Bethesda_; but blessed be GOD, for giving me to part from it in such comfortable circumstances! All arrears are paid off, cash, stock, and plenty of all kinds of provision before-hand, and under GOD, no danger, at least for this year, of going back; so that one great load is taken off. What shall I render unto the LORD of all Lords for this and all other his mercies?

Praise GOD, my soul, even unto death,
And raise a song with every breath.

And now my thoughts turn toward _England_. As a proof of it, I have sent a box in the _Friendship_, Captain _Ball_, directed to you. The things in the box, for the most part, do belong to Mr. _W――――t_, and all of them, if I die in my way to _England_. That will be a blessed voyage indeed! Brethren, pray for us, pray for us; and assure yourselves of being never forgotten by, my dear old friend,

Yours, theirs, &c. in everlasting bonds,

_G. W._