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2 March 22d.
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London and left his wife till Monday I being
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very bad The reason of his going to Londn. on
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Friday was to go to See his brother an Exciseman
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who Revd about
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meles from Londo
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But on Mr. Sibsons arrivall in
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he was
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taken so all with a purgeing that he could not go to
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see his Beosher as I have been in informd.
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I continud very ill & Sent severall letters to bring
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them down to Longford but Mr. Sibson was de
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by Busieness and did not came till Tuesday
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April 6th.. They were to have come on monday but (as I am told)
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he was that day confen'd to his bed till 4 o Clock
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in the afternoon, after which he went to the park
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with his Brothers for a walk & was To ill he could
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Seance get back And I am further informd by his
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own maid Servt. he had been ill all the
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week with Coughg & Spittling the not Confind to
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the houseOn their arrival as Langford he
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appeard to be as bad as could be I was then
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just getting up, being about noon, they came up
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to my Room to See how I did, & he hardly could stop
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to ask me how I was but was obliged to go & lay
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downhe had then a very bad Cough & Spitting
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He got up in the afternoon at the desire of Mrs
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Sibson to drank a dish of Tea There happend to
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be wish me one Mrs. Scott who had came that after
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noon to see me who Observd him wt much Concern
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at his being To illMr. Sibson found himself so
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bad that he could not sill up, but went to bed
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7th On Wendesday his Coungh continud wt great drouth
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and Spilling said his wife desie'd he would Send
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8th better ago himself On thursday he got up
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about 10.o'clock, and the bad as Could be, was resolute
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to his brother, This Wife & my maid
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Serve. did all they could to pers wade him off
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they came up to my bed side and acquainted one with
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