Theodosia Hester to Sarah Bracher, 25 July 1879
| Title: | Theodosia Hester to Sarah Bracher, 25 July 1879 |
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| Identifier: | archives.org.au/Theodosia_Hester_to_Sarah_Bracher,_25_July_1879 |
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| Authors: | Theodosia Sophia Hester (née Hall) |
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| License: |  This work is free of known copyright restrictions.
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| Related people: | Theodosia Sophia Hester (née Hall) · Sarah Louisa Bracher (née Hall) |
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| Keywords: | Transcriptions by Ian Berryman · H.M. Wilson Archives |
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File: Theodosia_1879_07_25.doc File:Theodosia 1879 07 25.pdf
Typed by IB 1988
OCR by Ian Bracher March 2010
Checked against MS by IB 14 March 2010
Transcription
Blackwood Park
Blackwood July 25/79
My dear sister
A hasty line must tell you that our dear brother Henry has been dangerously ill for some months. Last Sunday week his end appeared to be at hand, but he has since revived a little, and we entertained some hope of his recovery, but alas! it was only for a short time he is in Perth with his wife and little boy. It is at the request of my dear brother I have written this note to you. My two boys Edwd & Godfrey called to see their uncle the other day. Edwd wrote to me the other day and said ‘When uncle was talk[ing] to us I could not help shedding tears when I saw dear old uncle he is nothing but skin and bones’. Dora talks of opening a school in Perth and letting their property to Sutton and McClarty. Godfrey says his dear Uncle seems quite resigned to die he told him that he was not in the least pain but they tell me that it is a stoppage in the bowels but if that is the case I can’t think that he would be free from pain the poor dear fellow I wish I could see him it would be a great pleasure to me although at the same time no doubt it would be painful to see the poor dear fellow so altered. It is so dark I can't see to write any more and the mail must be sent at once. I wrote you by the last mail I will send a long letter the next time Give our love to dear Fanny George and his wife also to your dear husband and self from your affect sister
Theodosia
