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�not printed Neptune had [medals] [?] given his father by Congress for aiding the Americans in the Resolution. His father must have been [it illegible CR.] [?] John Neptune mentioned in Baxter [Mss ? No- illegible][?] 1834 1888. This fall Sebattis Mitchell added something more concerning the old [Governor.] [?] He said that he died at the age of 95 and that his death was hastened by an [exploit] [?] performed under a delusion. One night he [fancied] [?] that he was camping [out] [?] and being cold got up and made a fire of his straw bed in the corner of his room. The smoke nearly [stifled] [?] him and he died [soon] [?] after. In speaking of him Sebattis said " [Mrs ways ] [?] old age he go so" - bending his fingers, "old [gov'ner] [?] always straight [jis'] [?] like young man."

   In [Lelan's ayonuuin depends] [?] pg 345 Maria [Sauhus] [?] is [represented] [?] as saying that [the old gonm was a guh migran] [?] ["no trolin" ; got it away the Cuippems ;] [?] tells some of his [wonder-whisy.] [?] No truth in it [(Leny 1888)] [B Clara Neptune 1913] [?] 1914 old [Clara] [?] (Mitchell/Neptune told me the [same [the whole last paragraph is illegible] [?]