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New Hampton Nov. 15. 1856

Dear Parents, Brothers & Sisters;

I can not tell you my feelings to hear that dear brother Robert was indeed no more. It was so unexpected. You must indeed feel greatly afflicted. He was truly a beloved brother, lovely and pleasant in his life, and we cannot but [damaged manuscript] and lament our great loss. How much you must all miss him, knowing that he is gone * more to returning? * home? * we shall * if we should be spared the * another season. We had hoped to see him here again but we shall * to him though he may never return to us. I can not realise that I never shall see him again in the flesh. Such afflictions make the