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Mrs Root
                                                                                                                                          Du Quoin Ill.
Du Quoin ILL
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Du Quoin
My dear Mrs. Metcalf
Dec 8th 1863
                    I thank you for your very kind letter. I thank you for your remembrance & sympathy. I am always so glad to see Mr. Metcalf - it reminds me of happier days - when my children were around about me. Oh how much grace I need to say "Thy will be done,, - sometimes I think my heart says it. I know that God means all this for my good, tho' He takes all, it will be but a few days before I shall follow, & then oh, & then shall we meet on that land where the weary are at rest.
My dear Mrs Metcalf
        This pleasant weather Anna seems so much better. Our home for this winter is at our old place - we are boarding with a pleasant family - the care of keeping house was too much for me. It is rather lonely, tho our DuQuoin friends call often - dear one they are
  I thank you for your very kind letter - I thank you for your remembrance & sympathy - I am always to glad to see Mr Metcalf - it reminds me of happyer days - when my children were around about me - Oh how much grace I need to say "Thy will be done" - sometimes I think my heart says it - I know that God means all this for my good - tho He takes all - it will be but a few days before I shall follow - & then - - - oh & then shall we meet on that land where the weary are at rest -  This pleasant weather Anna seems so much better - Our home for this winter is at our old place - we are boarding with a pleasant family - the care of keeping house was too much for me It is rather lonely - tho our DuQuoin friends call often - dear ones they are
[top left] You cant think how much good your kind letter did me, I am so ready to despond, to distrust, have mercy Oh God on my unbelief. farewell dear friend  & forget not to pray for your ever friend S. Root

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Mrs Root Du Quoin ILL Du Quoin Dec 8th 1863 

My dear Mrs Metcalf
  I thank you for your very kind letter - I thank you for your remembrance & sympathy - I am always to glad to see Mr Metcalf - it reminds me of happyer days - when my children were around about me - Oh how much grace I need to say "Thy will be done" - sometimes I think my heart says it - I know that God means all this for my good - tho He takes all - it will be but a few days before I shall follow - & then - - - oh & then shall we meet on that land where the weary are at rest -   This pleasant weather Anna seems so much better - Our home for this winter is at our old place - we are boarding with a pleasant family - the care of keeping house was too much for me  It is rather lonely - tho our DuQuoin friends call often - dear ones they are
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