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leave us, pleased enough at the light; for if we had been taken what would our punishment have been but I thought nothing of futurity, which if I had considered a moment and viewed a watery grave already made, it appears as if I must have thundered at the thought, my God must have given me some warnings of my danger, but if he did his calls I would not harken to. The devil had great hold on me and I served him well, but the Lord was with me yes, he has Supported me to this day through trials and fatigues, but now I feel to sing praises with the celestial bands above — How thankful my friends I am to join with christian friends now in my old age; but I must leave this subject.
Next we hoisted sail and made for New-London. After the war we freighted a vessel and went to Liverpool and sold our loading and shipt aboard Cart Foster's and went a fishing voyage, and so I went two voyage, and the third voyage I was in the cabin when I heard a rout on deck; I sprang up as quick as possible and there being a terrible hurricane as ever I saw in my life both masts was carried overboard and if they had not we must all have found watery graves; we ought to have been thankful and bids the Lord for it. Our capt. and all hand appeared to be greatly surprised but we was all spared through the tempest we ought to be thankful to our God for a few moments
