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The single Sr Martha Calvert who
departed this life March 15th 1816,
has left the following short account,
which she dictated Sept 13th 1813.
I was born Oct 19th 17403 in Idle,
in my 3d year I moved with my
parents into Pudsey, they belonging
to the Brns Congn as soon as I
was old enough took me to the
Childrens meeting, where I remem-
ber as a very little Child being
told to pray to our Saviour to
wash our hearts in his blood,
and when I came home, I
often went into a corner, and
repeated these words as well as
I could. March 25th 1756 I
was added to the great Girls Choir,
which day proved a great blessing
to me, and from that time I
felt an earnest desire to come to
live in Fulnek, this favour was