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Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Laura Reed Blincoe, January 7, 1903 | |
 | 161 Freemason St You must bear |
 | anything so unworthy. I was so sorry to hear of your illnes, but was glad to have a letter from you. Any thing that you can tell me of our dear one's early life is so sweet to me. I think it will be advisable for you to send Dr. Kelly the letters you spoke of also the pic- ture of 15 years of age. Write him a letter |
 | and mention the time of your illness & any other incident you can recall. He wishes to make the sketch as full as possible & I know he would like to hear from you. I would not make copies of the letters as I know he will be most careful of them. I have entrusted [all] of my pictures to him. I will not be able to send any pictures to Jim or other members of the family till my return to Washington in the spring. I expect to go to the country next week. I feel that I can regain strength & composure better there where I can be out of doors most of the time & free from the conventionalities of city life than any where else. I was so sorry |
 | not to have been able to see you while in Washington. But my heart was acting so badly that my Doctor did not deem it ad- visable for me to have aditional shocks, so I only saw the few who had nursed me from the time I took my bed which was Saturday before the last day. I need not try to pour out my grief to you, you knowing him |
 | so well would understand the love we lavished upon him. It is impossible for us to why so useful & holy a man should have been taken right in the midst of so bright a career, but such things we have to accept with the best resignation we can, & leave the rest with God. I do not sit and fret my life away, there are too |
 | many beautiful memories that flood my heart & that I live upon. His scientific friends have been so much to me since his death and their interest in my future welfare teaches me more than my feeble pen can express. Their tributes to our dear one have been a great strength to my wounded heart. He has left me a great heritage in our two lovely children and I feel that now I must live for them. Lawrence has many of the fine traits of his father & I pray God he may be spared to return to us. I hope you will write to me again my dear Sister. With best love in which Blossom joins affectionately your Sister |
 | Lawrence's address, Leiut W. L. Reed. 10th Infantry Manilla P.I. My address will be, Murfreesboro, N. C Please let it still be Mrs Walter Reed. |