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friday night My dear Walti write
to night some of the particulars
of Andrews death he failed
from the time on the morning you
left had very bad turnes and
would then revive and be
better that night you left
i was there and likewise mary
he was very restless and did
not want mary to leave him
i stayed late the 2 young men
that came to watch he told
mary he was dying and he
could not dye with them
there they insisted on my coming
home i came and mary stayed
untill late and she came
and left nancy and them to
take care of him wendsday
morning she went round
he was very bad and sent
the children here i went again
and marthe went he wanted her
to come she was there nearly all
day only came home to nurse the
baby
when she or mary went to
come away he would becon for
them too him that they would come
back he wanted to be mooved
from the lounge to the chair
he wanted mothers rocking
chair poor soul he died in it
wendsday night martha was
there till late then she came
home and mary and Jeffy
staid all night wensday
he wanted to see Jeffy marthe
went to the office for him he
came and stayed till toward
night and came home and
had some tea i went again in
the evening and came back for
to see to the children as i said
before and martha and jeffy
went this was wendsday night
they had to fan him all night
and bathe him in brandy nance
went to bed when she came out
in the morning she brought such
a smell that Jeffy got sick
and had to come home being
up all night and shortly after
mary came bringing georgey
besmeard from head to foot
mary said she could not
go again the smell and
her throat being so bad so i
sent jess around till they
had their breakfast Jeffy
and mary thought he could
be moved round here we
sent for the doctor he went
around to see and came back
and said he thought we might
but we must doo it very soon
mat went round behind the
doctor and staid till he came
and told us we could he said
he would probably live untill
10 oclock that night this was thursday
morning mary went back and Jeff
and mrs brown
when the doctor
spoke of it nancy made a
great adue said you shant
have him he belongs to me
he said he wished he could
dye now i suppose it hurt him
mrs brown came for me i went
before i got there mary said he
would look around she asked
him if it was mother he wanted
he mooved his head i am very
glad we dident doo any thing
about mooving him i am thankful
we was all there he died like
any one going to sleep without
a struggle sensible to the last
just before he died he turned
his head and looked at your
and georges pictures for some
time and then shut his eyes
god grant i may never
witness another) he seemed
as if he was satisfied that
we were all around him he
drank without choaking before
he died he was laid out there and
brought here last night and lays
in mrs browns room without
waches is to be buried to morrow
at 2 oclock mary has gone away
this afternoon he looks very natural
his friends is all dooing very good
Cornell in particular i ordered
three carriages and cornell will
send one for her and the children
he is laid in a frock coat of
Georges and vest and every
thing very respectful plate
on his coffin with his age and
name Jeffy will write the
rest i am composed and calm
would not wish him
back to suffer poor soul i hope
he is at rest

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i have not heard from George since you left i wish i could) write to hannah walter tell her if she could have seen the sufferings of her poor brother she would be thankfull he was out of his agony) write to me walter as soon as you can if i best take money from the bank to pay the expences i told the undertaker i would settle it in the course of 2 weeks) one thing more i must say mrs brown could not be kinder than she is i shall always respect her for her great kindness in our affliction

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what i am going to write
i would say nothing only i think
Jeffy will last night marthe
sent Jess around with nancy
tea and seeing his brothers
corps seemed to effect him
very much he had not ought to
been sent he took on very much
and looked a little strange
when he came back but nothing
more seemed to be very sad
but this afternoon martha and
hattie and sis were down here hattie done
something he dident like he got
up and with a vengeance to whip
her and marthe forbad him
to touch her child there was
a scene he called her very
bad names and looked very
wild for a while i told marthe
to go up stairs or not say any
thing but she would
she began
to cry and her back pained
her she went up stairs
of course jeff had to
hear it all in the strongest
light i should said nothing
about it but jeff said he should
write to you to morrow
i said Jesse your brother lies up stairs
dead he calmed down
immediately and is very
good natured i think it was
going there last night that affected
him) write how you are walt and all good night
there was a very good little
peice in the eagle last
night
about you Jeffy will i think
send it to you this is a packed letter