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For the Wilmingtonian.
{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
The following letter was received many years
AFRO bv 4 man of the name of Patrick Owens who
resided in the vicinity of this borough, with his
family 1t is genuine letter, and as curiosity
in its kind, we otler it to the public


Dear Nephew


Ihavc not written to you since my last before
now. because as we had moved from our for
mer place of livcing did not know where A let
ter could fn,le you, but 1 now with pleasure
take my pen to inform you OF the melancholy
news of the very sudden death ofyourc only i've
ing uncle Fitzpatrick who died very suddenly last
week after lingering illness OF five months, the
poor man was in violent convulsions the whole
time of his sickness lying perfectly quiet speach,
less all the time talking ncohercntly and ealing
for water. l had not opportunity of INFORM
ing you of his death sooner except had wrote
YOU by last post which went OIL two days before
he died and then Won would have postage to pay
am at a loss TO tell what his death was occasion
ed bv. hut fear it was brought on by ms las
sickness for he was never well ten days toScthe
dnrinr the whole time of his confinement, and
! believe his sickness was occas,oncd ny ms eatins
too much rabbits or pcase and gravy stuffed witt
rabbits, cannot tell which, but be that as it will
=, soon as he breathcd his last the doctors gav'
over all homes of his recovery must not tel
YOU any thing about his age for you well kno'
that in December next he would have bee
twenty five years oldc, lacking ten months, an


had he lived till then he would have been Jus


six months Dead. lis property now devolves t
his next of kin who all died some time ago
that expect It will be divided between "