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my dear Child 1

Mr. Harris, I hOpe, has had an 0pp7 of seeing
you and preparing your mind for that melancholy intelligence, wh
it is now my office to communicate. This dear little creature,
so repeatedly the most anxious object of our hopes & fears, c‘1
be retained no longer in this world by a degree of solicitude
and watchfulness in his medical & domestic attendants,that
was never exceeded in any human beings to another; he left us
about six o'clock this morning. Some internal complaints,
incurable & unknown, has been preying upon his life in all
probability from the first hour of his existence; & his relapses
after apparent convalescence made us at length wholly despair
of his recovery to health & strength; so that his release became
desirable, as the less of two great evils.

It is not necessary to inform you of the

unabating assiduities of your Mother; but I shd not do justice
to your sister,if I did not tell you that parental fondness od
not surpass her anxiety & interest in the sufferings of this
little angel. When I reflect on the trials wh your Mother has
undergone,in constantly witnessing his cruel torments in her
solitary condition, without that support & consolation,wh
my presence might have contributed;and,when I recollect the
raptures,with wh she has told me of his personal allurements &
the dawnings of his understanding, I feel for her a degree of
sympathy,wh no words are able to express; but we have resigned
ourselves, I trust,to this bitter cup, as salutary in its effects,

though painful in its operation,& console ourselves under a

 

 persuasion that life so protracted without effectual relief, cd

only have proved a prolongation of torment to himself and with
unceasing disquietude & unavailing commiseration to us all.

We, who survive, my dear Child 1 must make a prOper use
of this calamitous event in redoubling our affectionate attentions
to each other & in preparing-ourselves by every act of reciprocal
benevolence to smoothe our mutual sorrows through the remainder
of our pilgrimage, that we may live & die in the exercise of all
kind offices & the cultivation of every friendly'sentiment
with ourselves & all our connections.

Another melancholy event has agitated our feelings during
the last week, the execution of four men for robberies. I felt
an unusual interest in their situation, & as they were extremely
ignorant, I was desirous that some attention sh? be paid them
beyond the formal & unimpassioned duties of the chaplain. The
time was short, but I obtained leave to visit them from the
magistrates & I was with them five different times. I employed

the Opportunities to the utmost capacity of their attentions

& understandings, & I enjoyed the satisfaction of perceiving,

as well as learning from the reports of their attendants, that
their minds, in consequence of my instructions & admonitions,
from a rambling & confused sense of things, soon settled into
that serenity of resignation & decency of firmness w? _

their situation required. It is universally allowed, that no
person ever met death with more tranquil resolution than these
poor creatures. Nay, one, who had been uncommonly dismayed at
first, & had expected a reprieve, declared himself so resigned

to suffer the will of God as to feel no desire of deliverancej

 

 & they welcomed the summons to the execution with a readiness
& even cheerfulness that commanded the admiration of the
beholders; whose lamentations & sorrows, & mine among the rest,
formed a striking contrast to their steadiness & silence
& magnanimity.

Adieu 3 my dear Girl I and may we all learn not only

to acquiesce in our afflictions, but to rejoice & glory in them

with the apostle, as merciful dispensations of God towards us

for our improvement in holiness & virtue.

Your dearest Mother & sister affectionately remember
you & convey our kind remembrances to all our relatives & friends
at Nottm°

Betsy at present is inconsolable.

Your mother supports this affliction better.

I remain, my dear 1
Your most affectionate

Father & friend

Gilbert Wakefield.