Samuel R. Fisher letter to Charity Rotch, Philadelphia 10 mo 2, 1823

              B-249-2 
                                   Philadelphia  10 mo. 2, 1823
Dear Sister
			Altho, I feel myself somewhat at a loss, for some days
whether to address thee, with a few lines; as well as for language how to begin
to what to say to thee, when contemplating, on information received by Letter
to a friend in this City, that dear Brother Thomas went to your Yearly Meeting
& was taken unwell or Ill, at the time he got to Mount Pleasant, but can find
no traces, where by to discover, whether, thou wast there with him, or not, either
with a view of attending the Yearly Meeting or afterwards in his Sickness
which I conclude to be from the first, quite serious, as the said Letter goes
on to say, that he was at the house of Dr. William Judkin, where he remained
 till, the solemn & awful close took place on 14 last Month at 12. 0 Clk
Solemn indeed to the Dear deceased, & to thee dear Sister, in thy thus
bereft situation.  I feel a want of ability, to express the sensations of my
sympathy in words, that may fitly become affecting & unlooked for
event, more particularly, as, for want of knowing, on whom, or to whom
thou mayst have to look, with assurance & confidence, towards aiding thee
in whatever may tend to thy Comfort, in thy advanced Years & inform
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state of health -  For some days past, I have^  looking for a Letter, if
not of thy own writing, at thy request, to hand us, some particulars, as
to the past solemn Scene, and of thyself also, & however I shall continue
daily to expect to receive, the desired information, relative to thy health &
of the ability, which I hope thou hast in thy own mind, vouchsafed to thee
towards bearing up, with a serene mind under this allotted separation &
privation, to thee thus left, longer, in this State of probation, Of thy
now State in the general, as well as, what it may to thee, I hope to
settle into some satisfactory Shape, information will be to us, very
acceptable, how soon it may seem fit for us to know, whether it may be now
on its way, or be forwarded after receipt of these Lines   It does not seem
as if I could say much more at present, only to mention that Sarah
Thomas & Myself as well as William & Deborah & their Children, have
all been & now are favored with generally good health & that all of us
unite in tender Sympathy & Love to thee, in which I conclude & remain
					Thy Sincerely affectionate Brother
 
						Samuel R Fisher