.TUDSON, Ass HASSELTINE, 1789-1826; b. Mass.; educated at Bradford academy, where she developed superior mental endowments, and a decided religious charac ter. In 1812 she married rev. Dr. Adoniram Judson, whom she accompanied to Burmah, became an efficient missionary at Rangoon, and shared with great fortitude his trials and sufferings: In 1821 her health failing, she embarked for America, stopping' awhile in England. While at home her history of the Burman mission, commenced in London, was published, and an edition published in England. With health partially restored she returned to Burmah in June, 1823, and a new mission was commenced in Ava. War breaking out between Burmah and England, Dr. Judson having been cap-. tared, fettered, and committed to the death-prison, she was confined in her\ own house under guard of ten ruffianly men, deprived of her furniture, and most of her articles of property. On the third day, being released, she began to devise means for her husband's liberation. She followed him from prison to prison, ministering to his wants, trying to soften the hearts of his keepers, to mitigate his sufferings, interceding with government officials or with members of the royal family. For a year and a half she thus exerted
herself, walking miles in feeble health, in the darkness of the night, or under a noon-day sun, with a babe of three mouths in her arms. By her untiring entreaties, the offer of large presents, and finally the demand of sir Archibald Campbell, Dr. Judson's liberation was effected. In the midst of her efforts she was attacked with malignant fever, and her life was despaired of. After regaining their freedom a new mission was commenced at Amherst. Dr. Judson immediately left for Ava as one of an embassy sent to negotiate a new treaty, and in his absence a remittent fever attacked her, &ready enfeebled by sufferings and disease, and after 18 days ended in her death. She was a woman of earnest piety, self-sacrificing devotion, vigorous intellect, indomitable perseverance, and unaffected dignity and refinement.