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Title
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Suzanna Peel (1729-1756)
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Publisher
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Moravian Lives Project
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Date
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1756
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Type
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Text
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image/jpg
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Description
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Susannah Peel, born in 1729, was orphaned at a young age and raised by relatives until she joined the Moravian community in 1749 at Cleckheaton. She quickly became known for her cheerful, honest, and childlike spirit, and she rejoiced deeply when she was admitted into the congregation and later allowed to receive Holy Communion. Susannah viewed her place among the Sisters’ Choir as a special gift from the Savior and devoted herself wholeheartedly to Christ, whom she often called her “Bridegroom” and “Lover.” Beginning in 1753 she suffered from recurring painful sores and later a serious lung illness, yet she remained patient and rarely complained, instead longing to be united with the Savior in heaven. During her final illness she spoke tenderly about Christ’s nearness, joyfully anticipated death, and peacefully passed away after receiving the blessing of her Choir Sisters, believing she was entering the open arms of her eternal Bridegroom.
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Subject
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Peel, Suzanna, 1729-1756
Moravians--Biography
Women--Biography
Biographies
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Identifier
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Ful/SS/24
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Place
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Fulneck, England
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Language
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eng
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Extent
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3 pages
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Rights Holder
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Fulneck Moravian Archives, Fulneck, UK
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transcript of
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Susannah Peel at Claketon in Barstel Parish
Octber ye 17th 1729
When She was very Young She was Left with out
Farther & Mother, and by that meens was
Left to the Care of her Relations Among whom
She has Lived ever Since till She began to hear
the Brer, in ye Year, 49, when She occording to her
Earnest desier was taken in to the EOconemy at
Claketn, were where She remaind till the EOconemy remov’d
to Tyrsal-hall, were She became more Acquainte
with our Saviour, She was a Chearfull and happy
heart, her Disposishon was Childlike an honest
which made her belvoed by all the Sisters, who had
to do with her, in the Year 51, She got a great desier
to be recived in to the Congregation, which was granted
to her Janry ye 12 1751 She was very much rejoised that
our Saviour had granted her the faviour to be one
of his Chose peope, She Soon Longed very much to
be made apertaker, of the holy Sacrament, which
Grace She enjoyed for the first time August ye 13th in the
Same Year, it was avery weaight and preciour Grace
to her, that She was now apertake of the Corpess and
blood of her Dearest Lord and Saviour She was then
quit quite Chearfull, and one Could percive that her whole aim
and intension was; to be a plesuer to his heart, Who
had Shed his blood for her; when the Sisters removed
out of the EOconemys, into the Choir-house, She had
the faviour to be one of them, and thought her Self
highly faviourd, that She had aplase among that Choir
Which our Saviour him Self has brought to gether, to be
an Honer to his Name, and a reward for all his Smart
and pain
in March 53 She got bad leges and they brok out in
Sores, as also her feet the Docter used meens which helpd
her for A short time
but towards the End of ye Year it returnd again
and has Continued to return every Spring and fall
She however remaind very patien under it and
Complaind very Little, She often Longd to be
at home with our Saviour, for She Said that her
Disorder was of Such a natuer, that She was
Likely to be very troblesom to the Sisters, which
was some pain to her, but her Cheerfulness of
heart made it aplesuer to see her;
When the dear Desipl and mother was here
in the Year 54 and keept the first Choir Sacrament
She had the faviour to be one of that Number
it was a great adishon to her joy, that her
Bridegroom and Lover had ownd an such a
manner, tho She according to her thoughts was
one of the meenest and has meny times since Said
that in all her Life She Could not forget, and
when She Shou’d once get the faviour to see
her frind and Lover She would kiss his bleed-
ing feet for it.
in March Last She began to Cough, and her
Sores did not Appear much but it Strulk more
in her, and Settled on her Longes, She made Use
Of Medisens, but it was to no Affect, it was so
in her mind that our Saviour would soon fetch
her to him Self, this became daly more plain
to her and She only wishd that her time might
be Short, for She Longd much to be at home
July the 17 ye 13th She took to the Sick-room
out of which She Came nomoe her disorder was
not all aside with much pain; but She has been
Carrid an in a very easy manner, drind her whole
Sickness She has remaind in a Close Conextion
with the man of Smart, so that one Could feel it
when ever one Spok with her; her heart burnt with
tender Longing after her Eternal Bridegroom
She meny time Expressd in word how near She
felt him, and how tender-Ly he imbraced Her
Perticulerly the Last Sacrament, of which She
got her Share in the Sick-room, the time before
when She enjoyd it with hannah Clark, She was some-
what grived that She went before her, but how ever
Satisfied her Self Saying, I Shall Stay one Lordsupper
more, and then I Shall go to the Saviour; being
Asked if She Shoud Like to Stay till the near enjoyment
She Said yeas if he will have me Stay, I am resind, but
not for that, I will not Stay, becose when I am with him I
Shall alwas always keep the Lord-supper
She then begd our Saviour Soon to fetch her, and
not to Let her Stay to Long the Sisters told She Choud
have patienc, the time would not be long then She
woud Say do you think so, then I will be Satisfid
Her Class Srs made her a Love-feast, on acount of
her Birth-day, on which Ocation, She Express’d her
Satisfaction and then kiss’d them heartly, and thank’d
them for their Love, She was for Same days in an
Extrodenary sweet and Compos’d disposishon, So that
one Could desern in her Look, that her time drew
near. Which unhappend unexpectedly a bout 4 aClock
in the Morning ye 30th instant by resonof an impost
in her throught, with the blessing of her Choir
By Sr Dorgy drawing duering those words:
Pail Lips kiss her on the heart
Open Arms take her,
