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| + | Copy [underlined] May 2nd Recd 10 June 63 [underlined] | ||
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| + | My dear Aunt | ||
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| + | A friend asked me to put the enclosed in | ||
| + | the way of going “(It is a letter to Mrs Maria Scott, Gambier, | ||
| + | Ohio. U. S. A.)“ so please stamp it. I thought I would send a line | ||
| + | to you under the same envelope[crossed out] precious stamp. | ||
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| + | I am grieved to hear from you that there is no hope for Johnny tho’ | ||
| + | we felt here that there was none; but I could not make up my | ||
| + | mind that the dear lovely boy (for he had grown up all & more than | ||
| + | he fancied) had passed away for ever. God is a merciful Father, | ||
| + | loving | ||
| + | & He has given strength to his poor[crossed out] Mother, to a degree that seems | ||
| + | a miracle. – I thought the blow would have crushed her. | ||
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| + | Your letter of 1st. April reached me yesterday – just one month old. | ||
| + | I am sorry I have missed that containing the account of dear | ||
| + | Alice’s illness & death. from what I had heard from others, I hoped | ||
| + | she had died without pain. And I cannot tell you how much I have | ||
| + | thought of her, and of you & her poor Mother, all this day. You | ||
| + | know Alice was my favorite of all those girls; & it grieved me | ||
| + | so to think of her sufferings. – | ||
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| + | I am glad you are going to England, & hope you will see much | ||
| + | of my friend there: and for another friend & relation, [?] me | ||
| + | his love for you has never changed, & his kindness to me has been | ||
| + | unwavering. | ||
| + | |||
| + | We are all well as usual. Turner has a little cold. He & I | ||
| + | went with Mrs. Wilson to spend a day in the country; and an | ||
| + | got | ||
| + | April shower coming on, he caught[crossed out] cold. – You will be glad to | ||
| + | hear that I had him baptised yesterday. An Episcopal clergyman | ||
| + | was passing through the city: & I was informed that he would do | ||
| + | it if I desired – which I did desire. He wore that same frock | ||
| + | that all have worn, but I had to cut the sleeves open to allow | ||
| + | his fat arms to go in. His ears are better: & he is is[crossed out] very | ||
| + | good child now. The boys are fond of him; & so are Jane & Mary | ||
| + | Lewis. | ||
| + | |||
| + | I heard lately from Mrs. Simms. She tells me that Mrs. | ||
| + | McBlair has lost her husband, & is left utterly penniless. The | ||
| + | officers took up a subscription for her. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Cousin Eliza & Sally have been staying with cousin Robert, | ||
| + | for some little while: He writes we both are in their usual | ||
| + | at | ||
| + | health, & his own Wife better than usual ^ this season. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:50, 11 August 2017
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Copy [underlined] May 2nd Recd 10 June 63 [underlined]
My dear Aunt
A friend asked me to put the enclosed in the way of going “(It is a letter to Mrs Maria Scott, Gambier, Ohio. U. S. A.)“ so please stamp it. I thought I would send a line to you under the same envelope[crossed out] precious stamp.
I am grieved to hear from you that there is no hope for Johnny tho’ we felt here that there was none; but I could not make up my mind that the dear lovely boy (for he had grown up all & more than he fancied) had passed away for ever. God is a merciful Father,
loving
& He has given strength to his poor[crossed out] Mother, to a degree that seems a miracle. – I thought the blow would have crushed her.
Your letter of 1st. April reached me yesterday – just one month old. I am sorry I have missed that containing the account of dear Alice’s illness & death. from what I had heard from others, I hoped she had died without pain. And I cannot tell you how much I have thought of her, and of you & her poor Mother, all this day. You know Alice was my favorite of all those girls; & it grieved me so to think of her sufferings. –
I am glad you are going to England, & hope you will see much of my friend there: and for another friend & relation, [?] me his love for you has never changed, & his kindness to me has been unwavering.
We are all well as usual. Turner has a little cold. He & I went with Mrs. Wilson to spend a day in the country; and an
got
April shower coming on, he caught[crossed out] cold. – You will be glad to hear that I had him baptised yesterday. An Episcopal clergyman was passing through the city: & I was informed that he would do it if I desired – which I did desire. He wore that same frock that all have worn, but I had to cut the sleeves open to allow his fat arms to go in. His ears are better: & he is is[crossed out] very good child now. The boys are fond of him; & so are Jane & Mary Lewis.
I heard lately from Mrs. Simms. She tells me that Mrs. McBlair has lost her husband, & is left utterly penniless. The officers took up a subscription for her.
Cousin Eliza & Sally have been staying with cousin Robert, for some little while: He writes we both are in their usual
at
health, & his own Wife better than usual ^ this season.
