JBSanderson_Correspondence_C003

the Sunday after you we went from here old Mother
Wiggins went to Meeting took Communion,
and was very happy and as she was coming
home she stop in Mrs. Atkins and
coming out fell down and had a fit
paraliltic [paralytic] fit and Doctor
Jennings was called and could not do
any thing [anything] for her and she died Monday
three Oclock [O'clock] and was buried Tuesday
afternoon for the Second Baptist
Church Mr. Wilson had a very nice
funeral we have got our table we gave
her and Mr. Wilson gave Granny the
Black silk dress and black cape and
bedstead Charlotte Lyons the chairs and
feather bed and most all the things

Edward Cook is dead Mr. Cook son on
Chancery Street Petter Nelson sister
Aunt Amy in the yard. A Mrs. Nelson
I dont [don't] know wheather [whether] you know her or not
and old mother Newton on Smith street [Street]
all in one week

Mother Wiggins was buried on our lot
at the foot on the other side of Thomas
you must write every steamer

no more from your sister
Lydia

the Sunday after you we went from here old Mother
Wiggins went to Meeting took Communion,
and was very happy and as she was coming
home she stop in Mrs. Atkins and
coming out fell down and had a fit
paraliltic [paralytic] fit and Doctor
Jennings was called and could not do
any thing [anything] for her and she died Monday
three Oclock [O'clock] and was buried Tuesday
afternoon for the Second Baptist
Church Mr. Wilson had a very nice
funeral we have got our table we gave
her and Mr. Wilson gave Granny the
Black silk dress and black cape and
bedstead Charlotte Lyons the chairs and
feather bed and most all the things

Edward Cook is dead Mr. Cook son on
Chancery Street Petter Nelson sister
Aunt Amy in the yard. A Mrs. Nelson
I dont [don't] know wheather [whether] you know her or not
and old mother Newton on Smith street [Street]
all in one week

Mother Wiggins was buried on our lot
at the foot on the other side of Thomas
you must write every steamer

no more from your sister
Lydia