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Mr. Elijah rest of line is folded within the page self in a little small hole he has dug in the ground to dip out the water only large enough to dip a pail - it appears that he threw himself in backwards was not wet when they found him only his head & shoulder - had been sick a week or was very nervous probably deranged

Oct. 18th 1848 Northfield

                                   Kirkland Me
                                        Oct. 13              Mr. I S. Metcalf                                   Mrs. A.M. Metcalf
                                                                       Northfield                                        Milo
                                                                               Ms                                           Oct. 13th 1848