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The city seems to be yet fatal to infants - The youngest
child of W. H. Haywood, our infant of nine months
died a day or two since. Its father and mother
both absent on a trip to the North --

Columbus left here for the Falls on Wednesday morning
last - He said he expected to return to Louisburg
in a few days - I have heard nothing from [beloved?] since
I wrote Mother - give my love to Mother, Susan
and the children - tell the latter their grand-
ma reported favourably of them while you were
gone, I will not forget my promise - I shall
expect to hear from you again in a day or two -

Most truly
yours
Will: H. Battle.