Hannah Rodman Fisher letter to Charity Rotch, Philadelphia, 5 Mo 5th 1805

              B-247-9 
My dear Sister               Philadelphia  5 Mo 5th  1805
		       As I have again been disappointed in not
meeting my beloved friend, & Sister, must still endeavour to com=
=mune a little in this way Tho  it seems like a great abridgement
of it would be easy to speak of many things that its difficult
to write about thy last letter was very acceptable---& inter=
=esting to my feelings in regard to the poverty thou
appears to have been largely a partaker of I trust the
encouraging language is applicable    Blessed are the poor in
Spirit, for their is the Kingdom of Heaven.   Hoping thou art
endeavouring to stand in thy Lot--& there is something
looks pleasant to me when I turn my mind towards your
little Meeting, & friends, & friendly people about you so
that I believe it would be refreshing to me to be rightly 
with you not with any prospect of helping for
divers things that have lately happen d have renewedly
convinced me that I am indeed a child as to religious
knowledge-- & stability fitter to be taught,
than to teach yet I sometimes believe that various
 turnings, & overturnings have prepared my heart,
or made me in measure capable of sympathizing
with the poor with the tried with conflicting Souls.
-but I see not much at present but to endeavour
to stand in my Lot at home or in this City.