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Parent Issue
Day
22
Month
December
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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In Cassville, Wisconsio Territory, on ie 2Oth of Sent. last, John Pratt, reently of Flint, Mich., in the 47th year f his nge. He has left a large circle of friends to ourn his loss. In the death of Mr. 'ratl, the cause of human liberty has lost staunch friend, and a bold and fearless dvocate. At Delta, Eaton Co., Mich., on the 2d day f October, 1345, Mrs. Sally Inoersoll, fe of Dencon Erastus Ingersoll, in the 53th ear of her age. Her illness was short, and eing bereft of reason, she was unable to exress lier views of deatli, but a hfe of usefuless afibrds much greatcr consoJalion to her ends than death. bed expiessions could. Beg one of the enrliest nhabitants of Mjchiin, (having settled in Farmington, Oakland o., in the spring of 1825,) when it was litrally a wilderness, nnd being the mothcr of velve cliildren all of whom are etill hvi;)g, ie had no ordinary 6hare of careB and uties. 'hese she performed in a christian manner: nd living lo see nearly all of her children omfortably 6Ctl!ed in life, (the youngest now n his seveentcnth year,; she quietly passed way as the candle goeth out. Blesscd are the dead who die in the Lord. The following lines have been vvritten by a menibcrofthe family, and are tobeinserted j.'ii her tutnb. Sweetly asleep! In Jesus sleep, We now resign the molher dear, And tho'around thy gruve we weep, 'Tis but aflection's tbndest tear. We would not ci.ll thee back; O no, Tby work ia done: thy 6piri'. free Frotn a!l is cares nnd grief's bclow, We would prepare to folio w thee.

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News