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Informed her by the last steamer of their brother William's death of typhoid fever; because of transportation difficulties and visits he has to make, he did not reach Windsor until Saturday [20 Oct]; alleleven childrn were well and glad to see him; James [ Maury?] had promised to call daily ; he was in favor of sending the youngest children to Fredericksburg; Walker Maury had volunteered to take all the girls to Washington; the children want to stay together, though, and they will do so until she arrives; all of the children are in pretty good health; supplies and food rhat he bought for the children; instructions he left the children about legal and financial matters; did not ask if William had any lasts requests because he did not want to upset anyone; thinks that James would have mentioned things of that nature, but he did not; found a will that William made in 1835, but there is nothing that needs to be acted on right away; William' sillness and death; found it difficult to keep from weeping while he was at Windsor;James, Harriet, and Ann seem wiling to look after things; his arrival inn New York. 4pp. ALS Including Ts of ALS, 5pp.