Isaac Shepard to Harry Dwinell, 1866 January 28
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after a long delay I will answer your kind letter I was verry sorry to hear of
the death of your good Mother although She lived to a good old age She was a
person I verry much esteemed I never enjoyed myself any better than when I
visited her last You wrote that your Sister Sally was still deranged where is
she now is there any provision made for her support or will the Town have to
take care of her It is a great misfortune to her and her relatives her being
crazy I always considered her a fine Girl You after our family
Connections my Mother has been dead six years last July Father four years last
June I have but one Sister
alive Polly that married Horace Gould she
lives with her Boys in Minasota Gould lives in Bridgwater V.t. Constant lives in
Worcester Mass Plynna the youngest of the family lives in Monroe wisconsin He
served a tour in the army got home to his family last August Uncle Thomas died
two years ago last June So there is none of that family left but Aunt Polly
Baker She remains insane is at Sharon poor house she has been quite feeble for
some time Aunt Abigail Shepard was living with her daughter Betsey the last I
heard from her Our oldest Son George was drowned at Beaver Dam Wisconsin last
June left a family of five children We are in comfortable health at this time
pleas answer this
Yours TrulyIsaac S Shepard