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knew her affectionately to pass the outer wall of her reserve. I began to leave much on her judgment | knew her affectionately to pass the outer wall of her reserve. I began to leave much on her judgment | ||
− | and in little domestic services for me of all sorts, she excelled and never tired | + | and in little domestic services for me of all sorts, she excelled and never tired. She overcame her strong |
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+ | dislike to mingle with strangers so far as to join [Addy?] in the daily duty by which they obtained | ||
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+ | a comfortable support for us all - and on her return in the afternoon her time was constantly occupied | ||
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+ | in doing something for one of her sisters. But still she never was strong, every one noticed how | ||
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+ | fragile she appeared but she seemed rather better during the summer until the 3rd of Sept. | ||
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+ | when she was attacked by Thyphoid fever which took her from us the 19th inst. I am grateful | ||
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+ | to God that I am not disposed to murmur at his decree and I have tried to keep up for my | ||
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+ | two dear children. Addy was a devoted nurse to her sister and feels her loss deeply. I | ||
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+ | was on a visit to my sister's and not able to get here in time, after we became alarmed | ||
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+ | of [Truce?] - I unfortunately have no likeness of my dear Lizzie. You may be | ||
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+ | able to one for me as I left many photographs with [Mrs. Yokes?]. i would be | ||
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+ | most grateful to you if you could get them wherever they are and send them by way of [?], as such | ||
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+ | things are not I believe contraband. One, is in a group of the 3 girls - another is a chubby | ||
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+ | little one of 3 years old leaning against her sister Amelia. If you could have these copied on card | ||
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+ | (photographed) so as to avert the risk of losing the originals - you would do a very kind act to one | ||
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+ | and give a sad pleasure in showing me again the .... | ||
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+ | [Note to Swem: the rest of the letter was cut off in the scanned image] |
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[torn away] F. M. Lewis
Care of [Conway Whittle?] [?] Norfolk, VA
Columbia S.C.
My dear friend, I do not know whether you can have heard of my affliction. But tho'
it is still very hard for me to write, I know so well your affection for me and my children that
I cannot longer put off informing you of our sad loss. My dear Lizzie is no longer with us on earth.
We are parted as I trust but for a time. You know her and know how closely she clung to me and how
dependent I am on my children. Therefore you can judge of the severity of this blow to me and I
am just as certain of your sympathy as if you were here weeping with and for me. I must first tell
you how she had grown up to be the most interesting and to become endeared to all our friends who
knew her affectionately to pass the outer wall of her reserve. I began to leave much on her judgment
and in little domestic services for me of all sorts, she excelled and never tired. She overcame her strong
dislike to mingle with strangers so far as to join [Addy?] in the daily duty by which they obtained
a comfortable support for us all - and on her return in the afternoon her time was constantly occupied
in doing something for one of her sisters. But still she never was strong, every one noticed how
fragile she appeared but she seemed rather better during the summer until the 3rd of Sept.
when she was attacked by Thyphoid fever which took her from us the 19th inst. I am grateful
to God that I am not disposed to murmur at his decree and I have tried to keep up for my
two dear children. Addy was a devoted nurse to her sister and feels her loss deeply. I
was on a visit to my sister's and not able to get here in time, after we became alarmed
of [Truce?] - I unfortunately have no likeness of my dear Lizzie. You may be
able to one for me as I left many photographs with [Mrs. Yokes?]. i would be
most grateful to you if you could get them wherever they are and send them by way of [?], as such
things are not I believe contraband. One, is in a group of the 3 girls - another is a chubby
little one of 3 years old leaning against her sister Amelia. If you could have these copied on card
(photographed) so as to avert the risk of losing the originals - you would do a very kind act to one
and give a sad pleasure in showing me again the ....
[Note to Swem: the rest of the letter was cut off in the scanned image]