Harriet Willcox to Lyman J. Willcox, Dec. 7, 1833

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Description:: Oriskany Dec 7 1833 Dear Brother I have just perused your letter and learn to my great dissipointment and sorrow that you are bereft of your nearest and dearest friend is it possible she is gone and shall I never behold her who was so dear to you. I have indulged the idea that I should at some future time see you and your wife and children but my hopes are blasted. My dear brother to whom shall we look for comfort and support in the hour of adversity but to him who sustains and keeps us in existence he and he alone can comfort us in the time of greatest trouble we know he does not willingly afflict the children of men but our light afflictions which are but for a moment work out for us a far more exceding and eternal weight of glory no affliction for the present seemeth joyous but grievious nevertheless it afterwards yieldeth the peacible fruits of righteousness to them that are exercised thereby yes if we are rightly excercised by our afflictions they will tend to our everlasting good and we can say with david it was good for me to be afflicted for before I was afflicted I went astray. Dear Brother do not mourn for your wife but consider by your loss is her infinite gain if she trusted in her Savior as I humbly hope she did she is gone to dwell in his presence forever. She is far from the world of sin and sorrow and I am certain you cannot wish her to return again to this troubblesome world. Remember the Seperation is but short you must soon follow her and if you trust in the God who was her support in the hour of death you will then enjoy he society through a blissful Eternity I do take warning by this event to prepare for death. Life is the time to serve the Lord do not procrstinate the day of repentance death may soon come and in an hour that we think Dear brother you may think I am insensible to your sorrow if I refuse to come and help you take care of your babes but I think it is a long journey for a female to undertak to go alone and I think that mother would not consent to have me go so far from home I should be very glad to see you and assist you in your trouble if I could. I wish you could come to this part of the country if you do not I do not know that I shall ever see you I am now at work at the taylors trade in Oriskany and I enjoy good health and that is one of the greatest of blessings Anjelina returned home to Watson in August and I have not heard from her since This from your Sister H Willcox I hope you will not forget to write often
Date Issued:: 1833-12-07T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:: Lyman George Willcox Papers
URL:: http://digitalarchives.umflint.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16210coll1/id/76