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Our dear Sistr Mary Elisabth Kampmann
She was born at Buswiler in Elsatia A 1713, 12th October. 
Her Vater has been SMauritius Shmith, a Counsellor
at the Law in this County. She had in the House of
her Parent a very moral Education, & sorryfully was
kept back of all immoral Conversations.
She remembered the Labour of the Holy Ghost still with
Thanks in her tender Years. In her 12th Year of her
Age her Vater made her on Christmas Day a very
pleasing Present, which she frequently abused &
was very often touch'd in her Heart by reading
the Passion of our dear Lord.
A 1732 She was marryed to our BKampmann, the Junior
Minister of the Gospel of Westhofen in Elsatia.
She was blest wth 14 Children. 9 therefrom are
gone to our Saviour & 3 Sons and 2 Daughters 
are in our Congregation. In the Time as they
was a builting & settling our Saviour drew
nearer to her Heart and the Gospel of his Re-
consiliation by his Blood & suffering took Place;
She was very glad to see Brrn at her House & very
willingly parted with them Bread & Cloaths.
A 1745 She brought her two Daughters to Herrnhaag
& by that meant She became more sure of her
Pretestination to the Congregation, accordingly She &
her Husband and families arrived at Hhaag.
A 1747 and A 1748 the removed to Hhuth.

She followed her Husband among the Wends, from
thence to Niska and afterwards hither, according to
his call. Her Destination to our Congregation
was allways very previous to her; she could not enough
extoll the Grace of our Saviour, for chosing her poor
Beeing, & to disclosing unto her Heart all his 
meritorious Suffering & blood, Reconcilement for 
such poor Siners, & the expereince thereof in her own
Heart. It was quite natural to her, to value herself
very, but so much more She was attached to our
dear Saviour so that nothing more could press her
Heart as when She thought She did't love him enough
& still exercised his Patience & they Congregation's
to. Her simple & tender Conversation wth the
Friend of her Soul was to admired, the nothing
in this World could by her be equaled to him.
If she could think any Body is not quite contented
to her, she was without a Rest begg'd very sinerlike
pardon. She was of a healthy Constitution, 
however pace a couple a year it could be easily
perceived that her Vigour begun to diminish.
In this time she very often declared: that she look'd 
towards her approaching distination & was set upon
that our Saviour would take her this year home.
In the Beginning of the last Month a painfull
Tumor broke out of her Body, nevertheless She