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Mrs. Mary F. Mirelow
April 2nd Route 5
1861
Compton House Westport
April 2nd, 1861
Hon Millard Fillmore
Dear Sir,
I have made several attempts to reply to your kind and sympathizing letter, ____ since the death of my dear husband. I have felt unlike writing or making any effort.

My life is indeed great but ___ I have much to console me when I reflect with what entire (submifera?) he yielded to the call of our heavenly father the great desire of his heart was to live to finish the beautiful church he was building, but that had been left to me to accomplish should my heavenly father spare my life. You my dear friends can