“Dear Madam,—I reached Teignmouth on Wednesday
afternoon, and found my beloved child so ill, as to be incapable of being
removed, as she and I wished, so as to breathe her last amidst the soothing and
affectionate attentions of her friends at Hatton. Poor Sarah arrived this morning about two; but too
late to see her dear sister alive; for yesterday, at a quarter before two, my
Catherine expired in the presence of
her mother and myself. I believe that a more virtuous soul never appeared in
the presence of God. I hope to meet her, where this painful separation will no
more be felt. Oh! Mrs. Bellamy, this is
the sharpest affliction I ever experienced. But of this no more.—Her parents
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