William Wharton letter to Charity Rotch, Bellevue, 10th Mo 5th 1813

              B-316-10 
  
		      Bellevue  19th Mo 5th  1813
  Dear Friend,
	It is with feeling of the sincerest regret
I record the loss we have sustained in the removal
of our highly valued friend  Nicholas Waln; which
event took place on the 29th.  He was 72 years of
age all to one day.  While we feel, & deplore the
death of our beloved, departed friend, are we not
persuaded he has exchanged a life of trials, and
exercises, for an immortal one, of perfect tranquility
and felicity---I deeply lament our loss; for I know
not where there will be found another, to fulfill
the various useful stations in life which he
occupied, with such exemplary propriety. 
He was a bright example of self-denial & humility.
the sacrifices he made, in obedience to this requiring
of his divine teacher, and leader; and the steadfastness,
and zeal, with which he maintained the glorious
cause committed to his trust, through abundance
of tribulation and temptation are remarkably
memorable; and while I reflect on it with much