I found your Letter, along
with many others, waiting my
arrival on my return from
Scotland (where I have recently
been in a missionary tour) the
latter end of last week: &
my purpose then was to do
my best to meet the wishes
it expressed. But on Monday[?]
last it pleased our Heavenly
Father to visit us with a
severe domestic affliction
at 5 in the morning of that
day, that fell disease the
Croup in its severest form,
seized our youngest Child,
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