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the subject, that what had been done, was the
voluntary, unsolicited act of his wife; that if
she was dissatisfied, the deed should be cancelled
not otherwise. Mr. Deckard, was intimate with
her, had known her, from her infancy, & with
the permission of her husband, held a full & free
conversation with her on the subject. Being desirous
himself that the deed should be cancelled and
expressing his regret, that his name had been
used in the charge of the title; he used every argument,
that he was master of, to induce her
to change her mind, amongst others, that the property
was valuable, that her health was precarious,
& her husband might survive her & marry again
and in that way the property would pass out of
her family. To which she replied, that she had
but one brother & one sister (of the whole blood)
that her sister, had a husband who was capable
of taking care of her & her family; that her brother
was young & healthy, & she hoped was able to support
himself; that her husband had lost his
health, and was unable to pursue his profession
that she loved her relations, with a sisters love
that she loved her husband, with a wife's love
and under their present circumstances, it was
her duty & her pleasure to do everything in her
power to minister to his comfort & happiness
She had done what she had of her own free
will and mind, and would not undo it -
even if she then knew, that he would survive
her and marry fifty wives. Finding her inflexible
he said nothing more to her on the subject.
Noble Woman - when living I loved & admired
you, with the most ardent parental affection
Your devotion to your afflicted husband, & your other
excellent qualities have embalmed your memory