Letter

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  • Reference
      GB 133 MAM/FL/4/13/33
  • Former Reference
      GB 135 MAM/FL/4/13/33
  • Dates of Creation
      n.d. [1829/1830 - dated by the stations of preachers mentioned in the text and the reference to Sarah Jenkins’s memoirs]

Scope and Content

From Rebecca Longmore [in Oswestry] to Mary Tooth. Tooth’s kind note with the enclosed memoir of Sarah Jenkins [Memoirs of Sarah Jenkins by Mary Tooth (London, Methodist Book Room, 1829)] arrived safely. She understands that Tooth has had some thoughts of visiting the Isle of Man – she hopes that she will spend a few days here on her way to Liverpool. Longmore’s sufferings are greatly increased through want of a sympathetic Christian friend. Spiritual matters are discussed.

[Her daughter] Sarah is at home again. If Tooth hears of a suitable situation, perhaps she would be kind enough to let them know as she is not to return to Dornington – the lady there is much hurt and disappointed as she likes Sarah a great deal, but the girl was ‘disappointed of the means of grace’ and exposed to other things so Longmore cannot entertain the thought of her returning there.

God’s cause continues to prosper here – there are now four classes. [Thomas] Jones [stationed in the Wrexham circuit in the connexional year 1829] is going to the district meeting and will doubtless forward this note to Tooth. So, Tooth’s old friend Mr Williams has ‘crossed the flood’ [ie died] and joined the ‘blessed throng above’.

Longmore’s regards should be passed to [Rosamund] Tooth.

In a postscript, she mentioned that G. Longmore called on her more than two months ago and said that he would see what state the [chapel] burial ground was in – she wishes that he would do something about it.