Handwritten letter (continuation): visitors, the church service, and flowers at the funeral

A handwritten letter, continuing across two facing leaves of the same sheet from the previous page.

Mrs McMillan, Arthur Huger, Louisa King & Uncle Adam, Uncle Eddie, Broughton & Henry, were all who came to the house — We wrote to some of the family & friends to meet us at the Church, as the house was too small to have any but just ourselves & those who nursed Mother — Harriett Stoney did not nurse her, but Tody said she must come, & go with us, on your account, & her own — Tody, Thomas & Wm came up & took the coffin from Mother’s room down stairs & there the gentlemen received it & Mr & Mrs Huger & Ella put on as many of the flowers as could stand on it, without being crushed — The rest of the flowers we carried in a basket, & they were enough to put on Father’s, & Sam’s, as well as Mother’s — Richardson Miles came with Gen Conner & Mr. Simonton the morning of the funeral & saw Mother as she lay in the sweet serenity of the last day — Mr. Miles told Tody he would go & see if the messages had all been taken to the Church & choose, & while there, he met the Bishop, & told him he was sure it would be a gratification to us to have him take part in the services; so we had the solace of his voice in the prayers & blessing — We have heard from several different