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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 [illegible] 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