Letter from Gippy to 'My dear Susan,' April 21st — grieving a lost son
Book 1, Page 41 ·1860
Transcription
A handwritten letter in brown ink on a single page, in flowing cursive.
Gippy April 21st
My dear Susan
I received your letter yesterday. We are quite disappointed you cannot come up. I have seen so little of you that I looked forward with much pleasure to having you here, but your reasons are very good. When I return to C[harleston] I hope to have you a good deal with me. I assure you Susan, I have felt most miserably at times, my dearly loved Son is seldom out of my thoughts. The last time I saw him was at Monks Corner. My dear Child was so affectionate & when taking leave of me was much moved & said to me “Mother, if you are in the least indisposed send for me & nothing shall keep me away.” I feel my sorrow too sacred to speak of, & only to those who can feel with me can I ever allude to it — it weighs heavily on my Heart & it requires much effort to struggle against giving vent to my feelings, my earnest prayer is for submission to God’s will. — No tongue can tell how it distresses me that I can do nothing for you & your dear little ones. Oh how freely how gladly would I assist you if I had it, but I must
AI Notes
A handwritten letter in brown ink on a single sheet, headed ‘Gippy April 21st’ and addressed ‘My dear Susan.’ The writer mourns a recently lost son, recalling his last leave-taking at Monks Corner when he begged her to send for him if Susan were ever indisposed. She laments her inability to materially assist Susan and her ‘dear little ones.’ The letter continues onto the next scan.
Letter continues on next scan.