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been heavily laid on my
dear wife as well as my self.
During last May her Mother
was severely burnt, from her
clothes catching fire, & after [?]
a month of intense suffering
died. I assure you Miss Bettie
words cannot near express the
sadness of such a death, after
a months indescribable bodily
anguish. She was such a sweet
& gentle woman. So intelligent &
refined, & with all so very pious
that it was indeed hard to see her
leave us. Then too we were
called on to give up our
little boy, of four days all
a short while before her death.
The two coming so very near
each other, rendered it very
hard to bear, but I trust
we have been enabled through
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heard of the fact & through old Mrs
Perkins, we did hear that neither [Dr?] nor
Mrs [Wormeley?] wrote to her that she only
learned the particulars through a lady teacher
in the family. I hope you will write me
very fully about it. Also please write all
the news of the neighborhood. I have not ever
heard of Miss Va marriage, but presume
she was married last Jan a year ago as
your wrote me. Well Miss Bettie if I
write much more, you may refuse
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