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Andover Mass. Oct. 12. 1865
7.P.M.
Dear Mother,
I sit down with sad heart to
write to you for I have just returned from
the burial in the Seminary yard of Mr. James
Stuart Eaton teacher in the English Department.
He died on Tuesday afternoon of dysentery
& on Wednesday Mr Clough, the husband of the
lady where we looked at rooms, whom the boys
call from his peculiar appearance "Old Death"
died of the same disease & early this (Thursday)
morning (I was told) Mr Dwight died of ^a spinal
affection, & another has died whose name I do not
know. Of Dr Dwight's death I only know by
report as have not heard it from any reliable
source. Besides these Miss Clough is sick with
the dysentery & many others around the hill
are sick although I do not know their condition.

I do not state these facts dear mother to alarm
you but that you may be apprized of all symp
toms of sickness that are prevalent upon the

Andover Mass. Oct. 12. 1865
7.P.M.
Dear Mother,
I sit down with sad heart to
write to you for I have just returned from
the burial in the Seminary yard of Mr. James
Stuart Eaton teacher in the English Department.
He died on Tuesday afternoon of dysentery
& on Wednesday Mr Clough, the husband of the
lady where we looked at rooms, whom the boys
call from his peculiar appearance "Old Death"
died of the same disease & early this (Thursday)
morning (I was told) Mr Dwight died of ^a spinal
affection, & another has died whose name I do not
know. Of Dr Dwight's death I only know by
report as have not heard it from any reliable
source. Besides these Miss Clough is sick with
the dysentery & many others around the hill
are sick although I do not know their condition.
I do not state these facts dear mother to alarm
you but that you may be apprized of all symp
toms of sickness that are prevalent upon the