Letter from Wood, C. B. to Morais, Sabato. North River, NY; Aug 1878
- Title
- Letter from Wood, C. B. to Morais, Sabato. North River, NY; Aug 1878
- Date Created
- 20 August 1878
- Format
- 7 pages on 4 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 2, Folder 6
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3kw5841q/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3kw5841q
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx2FF6_56c.xml
- content
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Rev. S. Morais,
Dear Sir:
I was in hopes to have finished all the Soct details, paying bills, etc before today, and to have sent by todays mail a full account of the little [?] congr of the deceased & his few last days, here at North Creek; but find it impossible, as the Conductor to whom we ent[?] his return ticket, found in his pocket book, will not be able to see it until an opportunity occurs at Saratoga""we thought it would be better to convert
it into money.
It was while only passing thro' this place North River, at this [?] my mother's attention was drawn towards Mr. Weissenstein, as being so very weak & ill, and without a soul to take care of him, & needing it every moment. She was as kind as a mother to him, trying to persuade him to return to Philadelphia--this was ten days or more ago. He was determined to go on against the advice of doctors and everybody. I did go fifteen miles further into the wits, but returned a week later to North Creek to be nearer Dr. Martine. As you perhaps know, it is very rough here, but
he had the best care possible at a private house. The man & his wife taking charge. My mother went down nearly every day to see him, which seemed to give him his only pleasure about, for he was apparently very grateful for her sympathy & interest; The tears filling his eyes at times, & once telling her he would pray for her. It was while here he confided to my mother who he was, giving her your & his mother's address, by her advice, in case of his death; also wished his body sent to you, with all effects. It was a great responsibility &
a very sad duty, but she performed it as faithfully as if it were a relative. We did not see him die, unfortunately, but went down. N. Creek is five miles from N. River""Soon after packed everything into his bags. Some of this keys are enclosed in other bags, & two small ones forwarded in a letter, which I trust you have received.
The body was sent from N. Creek by 3. 30 P. M. train on Saturday the 17th August, it should have reached Phil. Sunday, but we received your telegram saying not so; but it only reached us Monday morning & by that time we knew it must have arrived, being detained in N. York probably over Sunday; we have
however the express receipt, and bills etc, which insures its safety""and the body was wrapped in a sheet saturated with carbolic acid. So we think it will not suffer much by the added time of delay. In his pocket book was found eighty two dollars; ($82.00) by his request we sent his body in as nice a coffin as could be procured in so short a time. The little bouquet inside being the last thing he smiled at, a day or two before he died, seeing to please him. The woman who took care of him last, says he died at 10.30. A. M., very easily breathing shorter & shorter; apparently conscious to the last:
he told Mama many times he was perfectly prepared to go""had no fear of death. That his religion was the greatest comfort to him, having lived in strict adherence to his faith from his youth; to his last day. I have forwarded these particulars, thinking you, who he said was his clergyman, would be interested and to whom he wished everything as well as his body to be forwarded. We wait impatiently to hear from you""direct to North River, Warren Co. New York""and in a few days will be able to forward to you an account of the disbursement of the $822 .00. I fear it will
take it all we prepaid express charges on body etc. There were three satchels; & an umbrella attached; his silver watch enclosed in one bag.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I am very truly
C. B. Wood
North River.
August 20th. 1878. - Identifier
- p3kw5841q
- identifier
- SMBx2FF6_56c
Part of Letter from Wood, C. B. to Morais, Sabato. North River, NY; Aug 1878
Wood, C. B. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Wood, C. B. to Morais, Sabato. North River, NY; Aug 1878”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed September 19, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/90969