ENCopying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 164)
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better for her to know your wishes now, than to defer the
subject, when a renewal of it might be less pleasant,
especially, if you obtained the impression that there was
a careless disregard of your rights, which I cannot
perceive is now the case.
Please state your views and wishes as fully as you
have time to do. I have never seen or heard of Mrs H.
before, but should infer from her appearance her
entire respectability. Upon inquiry of her, I find she is
the daughter of G.W. Stone, Esquire, a lawyer in the town of Cabot,
Vermont.
If you consent to the interment of the child, please
sign the accompanying order, and send me. --
I am very resp.y your Obt Servt
P.S. The questions are --
1st Shall the child remain?
2d If not, do you consent to the removal of father & child?
3d Do you consent that Mrs Esther Hallet shall have burial there?
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So far, the most complicated problem AJ Coolidge had to deal with. It appears Mrs Hallet's husband died around the time she gave birth. His request was to have the child buried with him should the baby die, and this did in fact happen at 20 months of age. The problem is, Mrs Hallet didn't have the legal right to open the grave, but yet she did just this. I can't imagine the grief Mrs. Hallet went through to sort out this issue on top of losing both husband and child.
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