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We sent Mr Lyford to St Paul for a coffin, shroud, cap &c and for a few mourning Articles, he was director to a merchant with whom our family are particularly acquainted, with a request to put Mr Lyford in pos) it. The Coffin was neither stained nor painted but covered with black velvet with a deep silk fringe surrounding the lid the inside was lined with white english flannel throughout trimmed with wide white edging, the shroud and cap were equal -- You perhaps never saw a person alter so little, her countenance was perfectly natural it seemed to me that a smile played upon her lips It is a good consolation to us all to have that evidence that we do have that our dear friend, aye more than friend is freed from all the pains and trials of this life and is transported to the Realms of Bliss, where pain and sorrow are known no more, and I pray God that the event may to those who so deeply loved her form a new link between Heaven and Earth I shall not close this letter untill next Saturday Sept 27th.because I wish to send herewith an Obituary notice which is written by Rev. McNiell and published in the Minnesota papers this week That notice if you think it such as it ought to be you will I hope paste on the inside of the cover of your best Bible Oct. 5th I have delayed writing because a week since John was thrown from a Waggon and dislocated his right elbow and slightly fractured a bone I have waited to see how he got along before writing, he is doing finely has little or no pain was out to meeting to day, he is at Theodores Alfred is here unclear written I have given up building this fall - have finished my cellar stable put in the Lills to bank it up