Name/Title
March 14, 1823 Samuel Bull - signed Peter & Thomas BullEntry/Object ID
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Peter Bull, Samuel S Bull, Thomas BullScope and Content
Bulls vill March 14th 1823
respected Uncle/ I received yower by Cozen Samuel Bull who arrived here a fue dayes sence on his returned and as is Jennavally the Case with me to put of things of the most Importance I thought that when he returned here I would have a number of Leters ready to send to Orange and it semes to me know as though I had some faint Idea of the subject that I had entended to wright to you but I can truely say with one of Old—Bost not thy self of to Morrow for thou knowest not what all a Day may bring forth—on wendsday evening went to our beds in fine sperites but between four and five a block of the 13th of February we ware alarmed by the cry of fire found it to be my Factory which in a fue minutes it was together with it contents consumed 25 or 30 of the Nabowres Collected while it was burning they all of one accord said that such an one set the fire and advised me to prosecute him and accordingly I did and in the midst of the trial at Fredonia word was brought me that John Mullener had fel in the Creek where the water run vary swift and was Carryed under the Ise and was Drowned the Boye had made great Calculation on the promis made to Uncle of writing on this paper to you but so it is I am Im brar-
ing this opertunety to inform you that he is no more and cant fulfill his promis to you I have found that it Drawes on cords that I was unaquanted with be four, but I am sencebal that in part you can sympathise with us in our affliction all thow it is peculiarly singular and all most unpresidented
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But things are Peculiar to my self and as you have had a Great Deal of Trobel on my account Dont let this Disturbe your Dayes of repose we feel a Deep sence of the Obligation that we are under to you and youers Sallys health is much Better than when at your house it has bean and stib is a Distressing time with us in many parts of this Town many Deaths and the Typhus fever Rages stib a must us tell Abosom that John has gone to his long home with out even biding his Fath or Mother or any friendes or play mates
farewell and all though his yeares wer fue he left many that to appearance felt a Deep Concern for him Our Calculation now is to present Abosom with somthing in Remembrance of John I have nothing here at presant sutabel and as Cozen Samuel is now ready to start I must close this fue lines to you and yours and all Inquiring friendes the Barer will
abel to give you particular relation respecting us and may this find you in Injoying all the blessing that are aloted to Mortals here be lo and beleve me
youres sincerley
Thomas Bull
Mr. Peter Bull
