Charity Rotch Letter to Family Upon the Death of Her Husband

              [corresponds to page 1 of Charity Rotch Letter to Family Upon the Death of Her Husband]
                          
in this my beloved fnds,Parents,brothers
             
& sister; you are measureably partaking with
             
me in the bitter Cup recently dispensed.
             
I have hitherto,been in adequate to the task
             
of addressing you;but this evening a little
             
strength is afforded, and I hasten to improve it
             
before it is withdrawn ~ tho I sensibly feel that
             
Language is inadequate to convey the sensations
             
Sustain'd, & I cannot at present work much
             
on the subject; a subject too poignant in
             
deed to dwell upon [several words crossed out]
                                            
[several words crossed out] ah how uncertain
             
are all mutable things, little did I think
             
when we left home, to attend the yearly meeting
             
the result woud have been so solemon- &
             
had the disease [underlined] have been less flattening, [underlined] it
             
would have afforded more opportunity to have
             
conversed on many subjects;it would have been
             
tolering to my mind on[unclear] ;but ah judge my dr
             
frds;of the Suddenness of the change;when
             
only within one hour of the final close,he
             
was considered doing well for one so weak
             
& low= & when the Dr ordered  wine & that
             
[unclear]of the [unclear] of the disease [of...disease crossed out]  from
             
which he had been raised several times in the
             
course of the illness [carrot mark] by stimulations applications [above carrot mark]very soon they ordered 

Brandy given him; & I gave it to him with the unremitting opportunity & when I percieved 

they thot him going I desired the Dr to give