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  5 Dec. 18 '63

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My dear Walt

i 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

good bye again your mother LW