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we fear sometimes that death has marked him for his Victim as my dear husband an [and] Oldest daughter have fallen a Victim to the fateal [fatal?] monster My health an [and] Circumstances are such I have writen [written] to my son to Come home if he can leave honorable he is Willing to Come home but wished me to write to you concerning the matter he is all the One that I have to Cook to as he hase [has?] assisted me in takeing [taking] Care of my family scence [since] his Father death I dont see any way for me if he canot [cannot] Come but my family must be broken & Scatered [Scattered?] but [?] it Lord I thought as there are so many that are not Only willing to go to fight for there Country but are [?] to be in the [?] And hopeing [hoping?] you might be one that would feel for others [?] & Will you not[?] hear the crye of the Widdow [Widow] or[?] the fatherless