LETTERS FROM THE ISLANDERS. 185 
Christ will have you in his holy keeping, and 
that after this life I may be permitted to see 
you all, face to face, in the presence of Him 
who loved us, and washed us in his own blood. 
To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
" LOUISA QUINTALL." 
" Pitcairn's Island, South Pacific Ocean, 
"Lat. 25 4' S., Long. 130 8' W. 
" Sept. 26th, 1844. 
" Reverend and Honoured Sir, Please to 
accept my humble thanks for the interest you 
are pleased to take in our welfare, and also for 
the presents you and our other friends in Val- 
paraiso have sent us ; and may they and you be 
rewarded a thousandfold, both in a temporal 
and spiritual sense. And may the grace of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and 
the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with you 
all. Amen. 
" I am, Reverend Sir, your grateful Servant, 
" MIRIAM CHRISTIAN." 
From the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn's Island 
to the Rev. Mr. Wm. Armstrong. 
"Pitcairn's Island, April 6th, 1848. 
" Dear Friend, Long have I heard of you, 
though not acquainted with you, but have often 
heard of your friendship towards us, Pitcairn 
Islanders. Now I have taken this opportunity 
to write these few lines to you, informing you 
of the state of things in our little island. We 
are all getting on very well. I hope that you 
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