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Woodside Sept 6th 1863
Dearest Edward
Thy ever welcome letter came safely [?] last evening and thee must excuse me this time if my letter is neither long nor interesting as I feel both tired and sad tonight having been to attend the funeral of our Dear Uncle Levin, he died on sixth day about noon his sufferings were very great from about ten o clock on fifth day until he died it has made a sad sad in that family for they are all so helpless from the mother down. Eddie is a remarkable boy and will do his part bravely if he is not tied to some of the Heasting tribe but thy will work him
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to death, if their home should be broken up I should like very have little Beulah live us as she is a very affectionate and good child but I expect Aunt Eliza will lay claim to her and we will not be able to take her before spring Uncle was buried at Penn Hill that is the fifth one of our friends that has been laid there since the fall we were married it is the last son of Grandfather Jackson's and thy have five. We did not go back to the house as it was so very and dusty Mother came back with us she is nearly worn out as she has sat up nearly all night every night since she went away, it is a great satisfaction to her to have been with him. Jimmy is better but not able to sit
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up any yet the Dr. said today that the fever had left him and all he wanted was nourishing food of the right kind and proper care taken of him he looks quite badly. I fear thee will tire reading this very unconnected letter but thee must please excuse it. Richard thinks Jim will come to his sight again entirely as one eye is quite right and the other much better he thinks now perhaps it was the warm drive from Philadelphia and not having so dark a stable as usual to and being worked more in the sun and when not at work in the field so putting ther and ther together I hope it was the cause and he will be all right again. I hope we will set off in
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talked of "janet" all night [?] R is to fond of going from [?] to give up entirely and I will not give up to soon only as thee wants us to if I have to stay at home of so by public conveyance.
Please excuse thy forever sleepy and tired wife and I will try and write a longer letter the last of the week. our little ones [?] bath night well and [?] good today
Affectionately thy wife Harriet