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to fight his way thro. Here my daughter called Elis was born the<br /> | to fight his way thro. Here my daughter called Elis was born the<br /> | ||
25 of December 1710 who went to our Saviour the 10 of May 1746<br /> | 25 of December 1710 who went to our Saviour the 10 of May 1746<br /> | ||
| − | here in Herrnhuth. | + | here in Herrnhuth. In February 1711, we were sent further to<br /> |
| + | Clinov, here I had like to have been murdered by a thief which I <br /> | ||
| + | catch'd in stealing, had not my cries brought my Husband to my<br /> | ||
| + | assistance, I cam afterwards into great Trouble on this Account<br /> | ||
| + | as the Thief went thro the Whip without confessing the least<br /> | ||
| + | and I should have met with the same Punishment had not the<br /> | ||
| + | Prince Scherbatow who was my Husbands good Friend, had<br /> | ||
| + | compassion on me and gave the Man such a sever stroke on<br /> | ||
| + | the Head, that He confess'd himself guilty. Here I had likewise<br /> | ||
| + | been like to be burnt with <sup>my </sup>children, in a great Fire which<br /> | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | which broke out and consumed 600 Hauses, my night clothes were<br /> | ||
| + | burnt on me, but we were deliver'd by the Sweedish prisoners. In the<br /> | ||
| + | year 1716 we came to the city of Malotskoi, where my Daughter <br /> | ||
| + | Anna Louisa was born. I had here Information of the much blessed<br /> | ||
| + | school Houses founded by the Happily deceased Captain Wreek at<br /> | ||
| + | Tobolski which moved my Husband and I to go thither most Parti-<br /> | ||
| + | cularly on account of our Children. We then took our Journey to Tobolski, but was obliged to stay some weeks at Wirgaturia<br /> | ||
| + | My daugher Helena Christina (The present SIster Luberkuhn)<br /> | ||
| + | was born there the 12 of Jan: 1748 with whom after 12 Days<br /> | ||
| + | I travelled Further, In Tobolski I soon became acquainted with<br /> | ||
| + | Captain Wreek and together with my Husband, constantly fre-<br /> | ||
| + | quented his Meetings, which was a blessing to us, we gave our<br /> | ||
| + | 2 Eldest Daughers into his school, were they were the most secure<br /> | ||
| + | My Husband went home the 2d of May the same year, and as<br /> | ||
| + | Captain Wreek inform'd me, as a poor Sinner in the perfect reliance<br /> | ||
| + | on the merrits of Jesus Christ, I myself lay very ill at the same time<br /> | ||
| + | and thro fright, had a touch of the Palsy so that I was speech-<br /> | ||
| + | less 3/4 of a year. In these circumstances Captain Wreek shew'd<br /> | ||
| + | great faithfulness towards me. And once as he was on his<br /> | ||
| + | knees in Prayer by my Beds<sup>side </sup>and in his Prayer mention'd the<br /> | ||
| + | canannitish Woman my Heart melted into Tears, and I found<br /> | ||
| + | myself grow better from tha time forward. After my recovery,<br /> | ||
| + | as I was on my Journey to visit my Relations I fell into the<br /> | ||
| + | River Tobal and sunk 3 times under Water, so that I was<br /> | ||
| + | with great Difficulty taken out, and went thro a second<br /> | ||
| + | fitt of Illness. At Captain Wreeks <u>Advice </u><sup>insistance, </sup>I enter'd into a <br /> | ||
| + | second marriage the following year with the Baron John<br /> | ||
| + | Henry de Tiesenhausen who was then chief Lieutenant, with<br /> | ||
| + | whom I went to Liefland after Peace was concluded between<br /> | ||
| + | Rusia | ||
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to Moscow, and after a very fatigueing Journey, put into a Cellar
which was full of Vermin, were we were oblig'd to stay 48 hours
untill we could be lodg'd in an old Cloyster, after a time we
were brought to another House were we dwelt together with several
100 Swedish Prisoners, I was not safe here with my Mamma, as
the Czarina woud have me brought to Court. My papa was
still in the sweedish army, and my Mamma, had no one
near hear that could take care of us; this made her resolve
to marry me, although I was then very young. Accordingly
I was married the 17 of March the same year, to the chief
officer Henry de Meyerman; my Mamma thought to have a
support in her son in Law, but we were seperated from her
the same year, and sent further so that she saw herself de-
priced of the assistance she had from me, which was a great
effliction on both sides after a very difficult Journey of
7 Weeks on the Wolga, we came to a city call'd Kusmademit-
-ensky, in the Government of Casan were we were quartered
allmost 2 years, and was once set upon by the Rusians
in the night so that my Husband was several times oblig'd
to fight his way thro. Here my daughter called Elis was born the
25 of December 1710 who went to our Saviour the 10 of May 1746
here in Herrnhuth. In February 1711, we were sent further to
Clinov, here I had like to have been murdered by a thief which I
catch'd in stealing, had not my cries brought my Husband to my
assistance, I cam afterwards into great Trouble on this Account
as the Thief went thro the Whip without confessing the least
and I should have met with the same Punishment had not the
Prince Scherbatow who was my Husbands good Friend, had
compassion on me and gave the Man such a sever stroke on
the Head, that He confess'd himself guilty. Here I had likewise
been like to be burnt with my children, in a great Fire which
which broke out and consumed 600 Hauses, my night clothes were
burnt on me, but we were deliver'd by the Sweedish prisoners. In the
year 1716 we came to the city of Malotskoi, where my Daughter
Anna Louisa was born. I had here Information of the much blessed
school Houses founded by the Happily deceased Captain Wreek at
Tobolski which moved my Husband and I to go thither most Parti-
cularly on account of our Children. We then took our Journey to Tobolski, but was obliged to stay some weeks at Wirgaturia
My daugher Helena Christina (The present SIster Luberkuhn)
was born there the 12 of Jan: 1748 with whom after 12 Days
I travelled Further, In Tobolski I soon became acquainted with
Captain Wreek and together with my Husband, constantly fre-
quented his Meetings, which was a blessing to us, we gave our
2 Eldest Daughers into his school, were they were the most secure
My Husband went home the 2d of May the same year, and as
Captain Wreek inform'd me, as a poor Sinner in the perfect reliance
on the merrits of Jesus Christ, I myself lay very ill at the same time
and thro fright, had a touch of the Palsy so that I was speech-
less 3/4 of a year. In these circumstances Captain Wreek shew'd
great faithfulness towards me. And once as he was on his
knees in Prayer by my Bedsside and in his Prayer mention'd the
canannitish Woman my Heart melted into Tears, and I found
myself grow better from tha time forward. After my recovery,
as I was on my Journey to visit my Relations I fell into the
River Tobal and sunk 3 times under Water, so that I was
with great Difficulty taken out, and went thro a second
fitt of Illness. At Captain Wreeks Advice insistance, I enter'd into a
second marriage the following year with the Baron John
Henry de Tiesenhausen who was then chief Lieutenant, with
whom I went to Liefland after Peace was concluded between
Rusia