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as well — and when my Lord comes, He will know 

 where to find me ; and I shall hear and know His 

 voice, and rise to meet Him." 



To HIS DAUGHTER JaNE : 



Red Sulpher Springs, September 10th, 1(S47. 



My dear beloved Daughter : My letters addressed 

 to Haskell and Wm., (his son) detailed to you the 

 peaceful and triumphant close of our dear Julia's 

 life. The mails are very irregular, still I hope they 

 eame to hand in due time. 



Our beloved Julia was interred in the Cemetery 

 at this place yesterday, at 2 P. M. Several Carolin- 

 ians, I perceived, had found a resting place near the 

 spot. The funeral services were performed and an 

 address delivered by a Presbyterian Clergyman, 

 Rev. Mr. Cunningham. Nearly all the visitors at 

 the Springs were present. 



I have had the body enclosed in a double case, as 

 we may, in the future, deem it best to remove it. I 

 have just returned from paying my last sad visit to 

 the spot where our beloved Julia rests ; the Cemetery 

 is two miles from the Springs ; but I felt that, in ali 

 human probability, I should never be here again. 

 It is now half past 5 o'clock A. M., and I devote the 

 few moments left me before we begin our homeward 

 journe}^ in writing to my dear, devoted and much 

 loved daughter. 



My duty to the departed has now been performed, 

 as far as I was able ; and I will try to give my re- 

 maining strength and energies to those who are still 

 left to me, and to the other manifold duties of my 

 life. 



The regular line of stages has been discontinued, 

 and we find that it will only be in our power to go to 



