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from the minister�察�and to the last he did not know but that I 

went with the utmost reluctance and affliction。



It was in the month of February that I was�察�with seven other 

convicts�察�as they called us�察�delivered to a merchant that traded 

to Virginia�察�on board a ship�察�riding�察�as they called it�察�in 

Deptford Reach。  The officer of the prison delivered us on 

board�察�and the master of the vessel gave a discharge for us。



We were for that night clapped under hatches�察�and kept so 

close that I thought I should have been suffocated for want 

of air�察�and the next morning the ship weighed�察�and fell down 

the river to a place they call Bugby's Hole�察�which was done�察�

as they told us�察�by the agreement of the merchant�察�that all 

opportunity of escape should be taken from us。  However�察�

when the ship came thither and cast anchor�察�we were allowed 

more liberty�察�and particularly were permitted to come up on 

the deck�察�but not up on the quarter´deck�察�that being kept 

particularly for the captain and for passengers。



When by the noise of the men over my head�察�and the motion 

of the ship�察�I perceived that they were under sail�察�I was at first 

greatly surprised�察�fearing we should go away directly�察�and that 

our friends would not be admitted to see us any more�察�but I 

was easy soon after�察�when I found they had come to an anchor 

again�察�and soon after that we had notice given by some of the 

men where we were�察�that the next morning we should have 

the liberty to come up on deck�察�and to have our friends come 

and see us if we had any。



All that night I lay upon the hard boards of the deck�察�as the 

passengers did�察�but we had afterwards the liberty of little 

cabins for such of us as had any bedding to lay in them�察�and 

room to stow any box or trunk for clothes and linen�察�if we 

had it ��which might well be put in���察�for some of them had 

neither shirt nor shift or a rag of linen or woollen�察�but what 

was on their backs�察�or a farthing of money to help themselves�察�

and yet I did not find but they fared well enough in the ship�察�

especially the women�察�who got money from the seamen for 

washing their clothes�察�sufficient to  purchase any common 

things that they wanted。



When the next morning we had the liberty to come up on the 

deck�察�I asked one of the officers of the ship�察�whether I might 

not have the liberty to send a letter on shore�察�to let my friends 

know where the ship lay�察�and to get some necessary things 

sent to me。  This was�察�it seems�察�the boatswain�察�a very civil�察�

courteous sort of man�察�who told me I should have that�察�or any 

other liberty that I desired�察�that he could allow me with safety。 

 I told him I desired no other�察�and he answered that the ship's 

boat would go up to London the next tide�察�and he would order 

my letter to be carried。




Accordingly�察�when the boat went off�察�the boatswain came to 

me and told me the boat was going off�察�and that he went in it 

himself�察�and asked me if my letter was ready he would take 

care of it。  I had prepared myself�察�you may be sure�察�pen�察�ink�察�

and paper beforehand�察�and I had gotten a letter ready directed 

to my governess�察�and enclosed another for my fellow´prisoner�察�

which�察�however�察�I did not let her know was my husband�察�not 

to the last。  In that to my governess�察�I let her know where the 

ship lay�察�and pressed her earnestly to send me what things I 

knew she had got ready for me for my voyage。



When I gave the boatswain the letter�察�I gave him a shilling 

with it�察�which I told him was for the charge of a messenger 

or porter�察�which I entreated him to send with the letter as 

soon as he came on shore�察�that if possible I might have an 

answer brought back by the same hand�察�that I might know 

what was become of my things�察�'for sir��' says I�察�'if the ship 

should go away before I have them on board�察�I am undone。'



I took care�察�when I gave him the shilling�察�to let him see that 

I had a little better furniture about me than the ordinary 

prisoners�察�for he saw that I had a purse�察�and in it a pretty deal 

of money�察�and I found that the very sight of it immediately 

furnished me with very different treatment from what I should 

otherwise have met with in the ship�察�for though he was very 

courteous indeed before�察�in a kind of natural compassion to 

me�察�as a woman in distress�察�yet he was more than ordinarily 

so afterwards�察�and procured me to be better treated in the ship 

than�察�I say�察�I might otherwise have been�察�as shall appear in 

its place。



He very honestly had my letter delivered to my governess's 

own hands�察�and brought me back an answer from her in writing�察�

and when he gave me the answer�察�gave me the shilling again。  

'There��' says he�察�'there's your shilling again too�察�for I delivered 

the letter myself。'  I could not tell what to say�察�I was so surprised 

at the thing�察�but after some pause�察�I said�察�'Sir�察�you are too kind�察�

it had been but reasonable that you had paid yourself coach´hire�察�

then。'



'No�察�no��' says he�察�'I am overpaid。  What is the gentlewoman�拭 �

Your sister。'



'No�察�sir��' says I�察�'she is no relation to me�察�but she is a dear 

friend�察�and all the friends I have in the world。'  'Well��' says 

he�察�'there are few such friends in the world。  Why�察�she cried 

after you like a child��'  'Ay��' says I again�察�'she would give a 

hundred pounds�察�I believe�察�to deliver me from this dreadful 

condition I am in。'



'Would she so��' says he。  'For half the money I believe I could 

put you in a way how to deliver yourself。'  But this he spoke 

softly�察�that nobody could hear。



'Alas� �sir��' said I�察�'but then that must be such a deliverance 

as�察�if I should be taken again�察�would cost me my life。'  'Nay��' 

said he�察�'if you were once out of the ship�察�you must look to 

yourself afterwards�察�that I can say nothing to。'  So we dropped 

the discourse for that time。



In the meantime�察�my governess�察�faithful to the last moment�察�

conveyed my letter to the prison to my husband�察�and got an 

answer to it�察�and the next day came down herself to the ship�察�

bringing me�察�in the first place�察�a sea´bed as they call it�察�and 

all its furniture�察�such as was convenient�察�but not to let the 

people think it was extraordinary。  She brought with her a 

sea´chestthat is�察�a chest�察�such as are made for seamen�察�with 

all the conveniences in it�察�and filled with everything almost 

that I could want�察�and in one of the corners of the chest�察�where 

there was a private drawer�察�was my bank of moneythis is to 

say�察�so much of it as I had resolved to carry with me�察�for I 

ordered a part of my stock to be left behind me�察�to be sent 

afterwards in such goods as I should want when I came to 

settle�察�for money in that country is not of much use where all 

things are brought for tobacco�察�much more is it a great loss 

to carry it from hence。



But my case was particular�察�it was by no means proper to me 

to go thither without money or goods�察�and for a poor convict�察�

that was to be sold as soon as I came on shore�察�to carry with 

me a cargo of goods would be to have notice taken of it�察�and 

perhaps to have them seized by the public�察�so I took part of my 

stock with me thus�察�and left the other part with my governess。



My governess brought me a great many other things�察�but it 

was not proper for me to look too well provided in the ship�察�

at least till I knew what kind of a captain we should have。  

When she came into the ship�察�I thought she would have died 

indeed�察�her heart sank at the sight of me�察�and at the thoughts 

of parting with me in that condition�察�and she cried so intolerably�察�

I could not for a long time have any talk with her。



I took that time to read my fellow´prisoner's letter�察�which�察�

however�察�greatly perplexed me。  He told me was determined 

to go�察�but found it would be impossible for him to be discharged 

time enough for going in the same ship�察�and which was more 

than all�察�he began to question whether they would give him 

leave to go in what ship he pleased�察�though he did voluntarily 

transport himself�察�but that they would see him put on board 

such a ship as they should direct�察�and that he would be charged 

upon the captain as other convict prisoners were�察�so that he 

began to be in despair of seeing me till he came to Virginia�察�

which made him almost desperate�察�seeing that�察�on the other 

hand�察�if I should not be there�察�if any accident of the sea or of 

mortality should take me away�察�he should be the most undone 

creature there in the world。



This was very perplexing�察�and I knew not what course to take。  

I told my governess the story of the boatswain�察�and she was 

mighty eager with me treat with him�察�but I had no mind to it�察�

till I heard whether my husband�察�or fellow´prisoner�察�so she 

called him�察�could be at liberty to go with me or no。  At last I 

was forced to let her into the whole matter�察�except only that 

of his being my husband。  I told her I had made a positive 

bargain or agreement with him to go�察�if he could get the liberty 

of going in the same ship�察�and that I found he had money。



Then I read a long lecture to her of what I proposed to do 

when we came there�察�how we could plant�察�settle�察�and�察�in short�察�

grow rich without any more adventures�察�and�察�as a great secret�察�

I told her that we were to marry as soon as he came on board。



She soon agreed cheerfully to my going when she heard this�察�

and she made it her business from that time to get him out of 

the prison in time�察�so that he might go in the same ship with 

me�察�which at last was brought to pass�察�though with great 

difficulty�察�and not without all the forms of a transported 

prisoner´convict�察�which he really was not yet�察�for he had not 

been tried�察�and which was a great mortification to him。  As 

our fate was now determined�察�and we were both on board�察�

actually bound to Virginia�察�in the despicable quality of 

transported convicts destined to be sold for slave

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