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I see that I have sent you a tear and

a drop of blood although not intentionally

done  Yet I would have shed both could your

brother have lived  I have the fatal bullet

that that took his life a large Minnie ball

They have sent me his needle case scissors and

watch  Cassimer made me a presAnt of a

verry nice American Silver Hunter Watch

about a month before he died  I have not

received any of his books papers clothes

or money  I have understood your brother

Charles was sick and in the hospital at

Suffolk Va yet so as to be about  We have

but one letter from Cassimer since he wrote

to you he gives an account of their visit to the

Rapadean River (I was on the retreat back that

he was killed)  he came verry near being taken

prisoner by stoping to milk some cows but

made his escape through some woods and

overtook his company with too canteens of

milk  I think it will fall on you to write

his Biography and have it published in

the Christian Advoce and Journal or

prose papers  I think there is a traiT of character that

should be published

I wish you would come home and spend

the winter A funeral Sermon has not been preached

yet  I have been trying to get the paticulars of his death

but have not been able  Many things I might speak

to you if presant that I cannot write which would

give you a better understanding of your Father  Your

request are granted my heart has ached but has been m

ade glad Your sympathizing letter opened my fountain of

tears afresh and I mingle them with yours O how freely

they flow  Your weeping Father C D Churchill