I've been having mixed emotions lately my slave master John Wheatly recently passed away. Some slaves would probably rejoice in this fact, that they're legally free, but I don't. Because of him, and the education he provided for me I have got this far. If I would've got some other master, I wouldn't have known how to read or write, and my passion for poetry wouldn't be there. Other than that I got married, to John Peters. Our marriage hasn't been as great, due to the death of our babies, and our poor living conditions. I haven't been able to focus on my Poetry either. I don't know what to think, but I believe that God is still there for me, and will help me out of these obstacles.
-December 23, 1789
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