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I am under the sad necessity of | I am under the sad necessity of | ||
writing you the unwelcome news that Abby is dead - | writing you the unwelcome news that Abby is dead - | ||
She died about 7 o'clock this evening - She had been as [ | She died about 7 o'clock this evening - She had been as [[?]] | ||
as usual - we had seen no perceptible change in her for some | as usual - we had seen no perceptible change in her for some | ||
time - She thought that she felt better and was improving | time - She thought that she felt better and was improving | ||
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in less than two minutes - she hardly gasped - you know | in less than two minutes - she hardly gasped - you know | ||
my situation. Yet you cannot realize it; still I know | my situation. Yet you cannot realize it; still I know | ||
you have a noble and generous soul and one that | |||
can sympathize with a Brother thus situated. Please | |||
inform the Temple of Honor and Social Degree of her death - | |||
My feelings are to much affected to permit me to write more - | |||
Your Brother | |||
P. R. Kendall | |||
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[To N Kendall]
Galesburg Ill May 2nd 1853
Dear Brother: I am under the sad necessity of writing you the unwelcome news that Abby is dead - She died about 7 o'clock this evening - She had been as ? as usual - we had seen no perceptible change in her for some time - She thought that she felt better and was improving she eat her supper about 6 o'clock, sit down and talked as usual - About 7 she arose walked across the room to the lounge, sit down, and sunk right down and was gone in less than two minutes - she hardly gasped - you know my situation. Yet you cannot realize it; still I know you have a noble and generous soul and one that can sympathize with a Brother thus situated. Please inform the Temple of Honor and Social Degree of her death - My feelings are to much affected to permit me to write more -
Your Brother P. R. Kendall