• "William Chandley's Revolutionary War Pension file", Fold3 (was Footnote).

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The letter was written to William Lovell in Crawford, Indiana. It was written by William's brother and sister, Lemeul J. Lovell and Susannah (Lovell) Sarver. It seems that John Lovell, their father, died in a fit at a boarding house in Cincinnati, Ohio after visiting them in Indiana.

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  State of Indiana
  Crawford County SS
  
  This day personally came before me Wm. H. Conrad a Justice of the Peace for said county William Lovell who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and says that John Lovell of who was the husband of Sarah Lovell late Sarah Chandley died in cincinnati ohio on or about the 30th day of november in the year 1845 as he has good reason to believe and that he the said William Lovill did Receve the letter when with sent from ohio and that the deceased was his farther and on the receipt of this letter all the conserns of the said John Lovell was settled and that he verily believes that the said John Lovell did die as stated in said letter having date December the 2nd 1845
  William D. Lovell
  
  Subscribed and sworn to before me and I hereby certify that William Lovill who made the above affidavit is a man of truth and varasity and to the abov full forith? and and it should be given
  
  In testimony thereof I have set my hand and seal this 11th day of September 1854
  Wm H Conrod J. P. {Seal}

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• Text: Page: 34-35
  
  December 2nd, 1845
  
  Dear Brother and Sister, I take my pen in ha to inform you of the Death of your Father he departed this life on sunday, 30th of November 1845 we got aboard of the boat on friday night at 12 [am?] after we left you and on friday evening Fathe had Something similar to a fit but recovered in a few minutes and the[n] he observed that he was afraid that _____ it fits a working on him and he had no more of them until Saturday evening about 5 o'clock in louisvill he had another spell of the same kind also on Sunday morning he had another on the boat before we Landed at cincinnati we landed about 10 o'clock am I left Susan and Father at [Corwinders/Connors?] boarding house until I cam home after the wagon and when I returned I found him as a corpse. He was taken as before and Died instantly and we brought him home that night all the way after night with nobody our two selves and we had a very Serious time and he was buried in the Methodist grave yard on five mile on Monday at four o'clock. the balance of us is as well as usual and we want you to be certain and come up in the spring if you don't before and we will have the business all straightened and if you want to move up write to me and you shall have what ground you want So nothing more at present but we remain your affectionate brothers and sisters until Death.
  
  [Ja]cob Sarver and Susan Sarve[r]
  [Le]muel J Lovel and Cather[ine] Lovell