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1852 July 14 . Robert Patterson ALS to John W. Gibson; Ellerslie, [Maryland]

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Box 4
Abstract:
Disappointed that Gibson did not visit. Reflects on Gibson's health and the need to be spiritually prepared for death, comparing worldly preparations for a long voyage to the religious neglect for the soul's final journey. Includes an anecdote about a dying master, whose servant notes the work he undertook for worldly travels but the lack of preparation for the upcoming spiritual one. Intends to travel across the Atlantic to where he was born, with the travails of the trip causing him to muse on mortality. Discusses the death of Henry Clay and its newspaper coverage.
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3 pages

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