McFarland-Russell Letter, May 27, 1880 - Page 1

Bleakwood, Newton, County Texas
May 27th 1880
Mrs K C Russell
Dear Sister
It is with a sad sad
heart that I tell you of the death
of my dear dear husband although
he died happy it grieves me sorely
to think and know he is no
more he kissed us all good bye
and asked us to meet him in
heaven. He looked so hard and
often while he was dying to
say good bye to some of his
own relatives but they were
none of them here Sam
came Sunday evening the first
time he had been since came
with pa Mer McFarland
came near dying while he