Copy of a Letter from Thomas Theodore Deacon to his Father

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Copy of a Letter from Mr
Deacon to his Father.

Honoured Sir,

Before You receive this,
I hope to be in Paradise. Not that
I have the least Right to expect it
from any Merits of my own or the
Goodness of my past Life, but mere-
ly through the Intercession of my
Saviour &and Redeemer, a sincere and
hearty Repentance of all my Sins
&and the Variety of Punishments I ha[ve]
suffered since I saw You, &and the Dea[th]
which I shall die To-morrow, &and qchwhich,
I trust in God, will be some small
Atonement for my Transgressions; &and
to which, I think, I am almost confi-
dent, I shall submit with all the Re-
signation &and ChearfulnessCheerfulness a truly
pious Christian &and a brave SouldierSoldier
can wish.

I hope, you will do my Character
so much Justice (&and, if you think
proper, make Use of this) as abso-lutely382(382)
[lu]tely to contradict the false &and mali-
cious Reports, spread only by your Ene-
mies, in hopes it might be of Preju-
dice to you &and your Family, that I
was persuaded &and compelled by You
to engage contrary to my ^own Inclinations.
I send my tenderest Love to all the
dear Children, &and beg Almighty God
to bless You &and them in this World,
&and grant us all a happy Meeting
in that to come. I shall leave
Directions with Charles to send
them some Trifle, whereby to re-
member me. Pray, excuse my nam-
ing any particular Friends, for
there is no End; but give my
hearty Service &and best Wishes to
[a]ll in general. Mr Syddal is
[v]ery well, &and sends his sincere
Compliments; but does not chusechoose
to write. He behaves as well as
his best Friends can wish. My
Uncle has behaved to me in such
a Manner, as cannot be parallel’dparalleled
but by yourself. I know, I shall
have your Prayers, which, I am
satisfied, will be of infinite Ser-
vice to,

Dear Father,
Your dying, but
contented &and truly affteaffectionate, Son,
Thomas Theodore Deacon.
July 29th,
1746.
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Person	Thomas Theodorus Deacon
Date	29 Jul 1746
Place	London
Place

Person	Thomas Deacon
Place	Almost certainly Manchester