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way when my messenger came�察�my letter came directly to my 

son's hand�察�and he opened and read it。



He called the messenger in�察�after some little stay�察�and asked 

him where the person was who gave him the letter。  The 

messengertold him the place�察�which was about seven miles 

off�察�so he bid him stay�察�and ordering a horse to be got ready�察�

and two servants�察�away he came to me with the messenger。  

Let any one judge the consternation I was in when my 

messenger came back�察�and told me the old gentleman was not 

at home�察�but his son was come along with him�察�and was just 

coming up to me。  I was perfectly confounded�察�for I knew not 

whether it was peace or war�察�nor could I tell how to behave�察�

however�察�I had but a very few moments to think�察�for my son 

was at the heels of the messenger�察�and coming up into my 

lodgings�察�asked the fellow at the door something。  I suppose 

it was�察�for I did not hear it so as to understand it�察�which was 

the gentlewoman that sent him�察�for the messenger said�察�'There 

she is�察�sir'�察�at which he comes directly up to me�察�kisses me�察�

took me in his arms�察�and embraced me with so much passion 

that he could not speak�察�but I could feel his breast heave and 

throb like a child�察�that cries�察�but sobs�察�and cannot cry it out。



I can neither express nor describe the joy that touched my very 

soul when I found�察�for it was easy to discover that part�察�that 

he came not as a stranger�察�but as a son to a mother�察�and indeed 

as a son who had never before known what a mother of his 

own was�察�in short�察�we cried over one another a considerable 

while�察�when at last he broke out first。  'My dear mother��' says 

he�察�'are you still alive�拭 �I never expected to have seen your 

face。'  As for me�察�I could say nothing a great while。 



After we had both recovered ourselves a little�察�and were able 

to talk�察�he told me how things stood。 As to what I had written 

to his father�察�he told me he had not showed my letter to his 

father�察�or told him anything about it�察�that what his grandmother 

left me was in his hands�察�and that he would do me justice to 

my full satisfaction�察�that as to his father�察�he was old and infirm 

both in body and mind�察�that he was very fretful and passionate�察�

almost blind�察�and capable of nothing�察�and he questioned 

whether he would know how to act in an affair which was of 

so nice a nature as this�察�and that therefore he had come himself�察�

as well to satisfy himself in seeing me�察�which he could not 

restrain himself from�察�as also to put it into my power to make 

a judgment�察�after I had seen how things were�察�whether I would 

discover myself to his father or no。



This was really so prudently and wisely managed�察�that I found 

my son was a man of sense�察�and needed no direction from me。  

I told him I did not wonder that his father was as he had 

described him�察�for that his head was a little touched before I 

went away�察�and principally his disturbance was because I 

could not be persuaded to conceal our relation and to live with 

him as myhusband�察�after I knew that he was my brother�察�that 

as he knew better than I what his father's present condition 

was�察�I should readily join with him in such measure as he 

would direct�察�that I was indifferent as to seeing his father�察�

since I had seen him first�察�and he could not have told me better 

news than to tell me that what his grandmother had left me 

was entrusted in his hands�察�who�察�I doubted not�察�now he knew 

who I was�察�would�察�as he said�察�do me justice。  I inquired then 

how long my mother had been dead�察�and where she died�察�and 

told so many particulars of the family�察�that I left him no room 

to doubt the truth of my being really and truly his mother。



My son then inquired where I was�察�and how I had disposed 

myself。  I told him I was on the Maryland side of the bay�察�at 

the plantation of a particular friend who came from England 

in the same ship with me�察�that as for that side of the bay where 

he was�察�I had no habitation。  He told me I should go home 

with him�察�and live with him�察�if I pleased�察�as long as I lived�察�

that as to his father�察�he knew nobody�察�and would never so 

much as guess at me。  I considered of that a little�察�and told 

him�察�that though it was really no concern to me to live at a 

distance from him�察�yet I could not say it would be the most 

comfortable thing in the world to me to live in the house with 

him�察�and to have that unhappy object always before me�察�which 

had been such a blow to my peace before�察�that though I should 

be glad to have his company ��my son���察�or to be as near him as 

possible while I stayed�察�yet I could not think of being in the 

house where I should be also under constant restraint for fear 

of betraying myself in my discourse�察�nor should I be able to 

refrain some expressions in my conversing with him as my 

son�察�that might discover the whole affair�察�which would by no 

means be convenient。



He acknowledged that I was right in all this。  'But then�察�dear 

mother��' says he�察�'you shall be as near me as you can。'  So he 

took me with him on horseback to a plantation next to his own�察�

and where I was as well entertained as I could have been in his 

own。  Having left me there he went away home�察�telling me we 

would talk of the main business the next day�察�and having first 

called me his aunt�察�and given a charge to the people�察�who it 

seems were his tenants�察�to treat me with all possible respect。  

About two hours after he was gone�察�he sent me a maid´servant 

and a Negro boy to wait on me�察�and provisions ready dressed 

for my supper�察�and thus I was as if I had been in a new world�察�

and began secretly now to wish that I had not brought my 

Lancashire husband from England at all。 



However�察�that wish was not hearty neither�察�for I lived my 

Lancashire husband entirely�察�as indeed I had ever done from 

the beginning�察�and he merited from me as much as it was 

possible for a man to do�察�but that by the way。



The next morning my son came to visit me again almost as 

soon as I was up。  After a little discourse�察�he first of all pulled 

out a deerskin bag�察�and gave it me�察�with five´and´fifty Spanish 

pistoles in it�察�and told me that was to supply my expenses from 

England�察�for though it was not his business to inquire�察�yet he 

ought to think I did not bring a great deal of money out with 

me�察�it not being usual to bring much money into that country。  

Then he pulled out his grandmother's will�察�and read it over to 

me�察�whereby it appeared that she had left a small plantation�察�

as he called it�察�on York River�察�that is�察�where my mother lived�察�

to me�察�with the stock of servants and cattle upon it�察�and given 

it in trust to this son of mine for my use�察�whenever he should 

hear of my being alive�察�and to my heirs�察�if I had any children�察�

and in default of heirs�察�to whomsoever I should by will dispose 

of it�察�but gave the income of it�察�till I should be heard of�察�or 

found�察�to my said son�察�and if I should not be living�察�then it was 

to him�察�and his heirs。



This plantation�察�though remote from him�察�he said he did not 

let out�察�but managed it by a head´clerk ��steward���察�as he did 

another that was his father's�察�that lay hard by it�察�and went over 

himself three or four times a year to look after it。  I asked him 

what he thought the plantation might be worth。  He said�察�if I 

would let it out�察�he would give me about 60 a year for it�察�but 

if I would live on it�察�then it would be worth much more�察�and�察�

he believed�察�would bring me in about #150 a year。  But seeing 

I was likely either to settle on the other side of the bay�察�or 

might perhaps have a mind to go back to England again�察�if I 

would let him be my steward he would manage it for me�察�as 

he had done for himself�察�and that he believed he should be 

able to send me as much tobacco to England from it as would 

yield me about #100 a year�察�sometimes more。



This was all strange news to me�察�and things I had not been 

used to�察�and really my heart began to look up more seriously 

than I think it ever did before�察�and to look with great thankfulness 

to the hand of Providence�察�which had done such wonders for 

me�察�who had been myself the greatest wonder of wickedness 

perhaps that had been suffered to live in the world。  And I must 

again observe�察�that not on this occasion only�察�but even on all 

other occasions of thankfulness�察�my past wicked and abominable 

life never looked so monstrous to me�察�and I never so completely 

abhorred it�察�and reproached myself with it�察�as when I had a 

sense upon me of Providence doing good to me�察�while I had 

been making those vile returns on my part。



But I leave the reader to improve these thoughts�察�as no doubt 

they will see cause�察�and I go on to the fact。  My son's tender 

carriage and kind offers fetched tears from me�察�almost all the 

while he talked with me。  Indeed�察�I could scarce discourse 

with him but in the intervals of my passion�察�however�察�at length
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