Catherine Short, Clipston, to John Rippon, London, 9 February 1804.

My dear Sir,

         After the reception of your kindness for which I can with truth say I feel my Heart flow out in gratittude [sic] towards you and towards my Dear Lord who has inclined yur mind to think upon me with such pitty and Benevolance [sic] – I fear, my good Sir, my long silence may appear to you neglect and forgetfulness on my part to acknowledge your kindness, but I have been waiting to hear if the Society would settle anything for a Continuance as this I know would afford you and Dear Mrs Rippon great pleasure. The Society have expressed a wish for me to leave Woburn which I have done and come to Clipston1 for this winter bording [sic] with a Baptist friend. The Lord Bless you and yours with every Blessing in Christ Jesus wth every good thing in this life and that which is to come is the Daily prayer of your much obliged Servant

                                             Catherine Short

Clipston

Feby the 9 – 1804 –

Dear Sir,

         Mr Fuller is to me like a tender and kind father

Address: Revd Dr Rippon | No 11 Grange Road | Southwark | London

Postmark: Northampton

A portion of an earlier draft of the letter appears on address page:

My Dear Sir

         After the reception of your kindness for which I can with truth say I feel my Heart flow out in gratitude towards you & my Dear Lord who has inclined your mind to think upon me with such pity and [

Note

1   The minister at Clipston at this time was John Webster Morris (1753-1836), the early publisher of the BMS Periodical Accounts and correspondent of Fuller, Ryland, and Rippon.

Text: John Rippon Letters, British Library, Add. Ms. 25389, fols. 61-62.