Martha Earl is my / name Hackensack i / my station Heaven / is my dwelling (place) / And Christ is my (sal / v) ation When I (am) / dead and in my grav / e and all my bones / are rotten For / this you sea remem / ber me That I are / not forgottin / She was born August / 1 AD 1781 ABCDEEFGHI //

Maker

Earl, Martha (age 6?)

Date made

ca. 1787

Origin

Hackensack, NJ US

In Bolton & Co.

Yes #187. 1739. Page 279.

Predominent Motif

Sampler

Inscription

Martha Earl is my / name Hackensack i / my station Heaven / is my dwelling (place) / And Christ is my (sal / v) ation When I (am) / dead and in my grav / e and all my bones / are rotten For / this you sea remem / ber me That I are / not forgottin / She was born August / 1 AD 1781 ABCDEEFGHI //

Owner

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration, College Park, MD

Owner Private

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration