Addressed to:

   Rev A. T. Boynton
       McLean
          N.Y.

Because the postmark appears to read "Aug" I have assumed August as
the month of authorship for this letter.

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        Waverly  Sat 11th 1877

Dear Father & Mother
                     Austana is failing   She has not eaten nothing f
any amt for 24 hours   we dont know how long She can remain here but
not long   can you come down   we expected Sue & Will here to day it
is 2 oclock   Dr Corbin was here last night Said Lory was quite well &
the rest of us are well Edward went to Rochester on Tuesday & returned
last eave
   She will Soon be over her suffering   will suffer to the last
what a change from this to the other world   the Lord is with her & us
all   we will trust in Him   I wish you could be with us
   Martin is having the teeth ache for 3 or 4 days   the children are
well   I will leave room for Libbie   Lou & Will have joust come &
will say good by hoping to see you soon   yours lovingly
                                            E J Angell

   Dear Parents
         I have been waiting to answer your letter.  hardly knowing
how to write.  I want to see you so much but am better than when Lou
wrote you and must stay by Tain as long as she lives   which will not
be long   She can hardly speak or swallow now and is very restless
wanting to sit up and then lie down and so keeps wanting to move all
the time and seems to suffer a great deal.  She has been fasting for
about a month but we kept hoping she would rally again but she has
suffered so much that we cannot ask to have her spared as she will
probably suffer as long as she lives.
   Lou has just come and Tain needs Libby so I will finish   Doctor
let Will take his horse and buggy to bring Lou & I up to see Tain once
more.  We all want you to do as you think best about comeing down
would be glad to have you but are afraid your healths are neither good
enough to bear the excitement.  We shall let you know of any sudden
change either way   L seems to hold out wonderfully through it all.
All send love & best wishes in haste.  Lou.
   I will try and write again soon   but am so buisy now and so
anxious about Tain.  Poor Tain she is almost shreugh [?].