WASHINGTON, April
10, 1852.
MY DEAR SON,—I have
heard of the death of Mr. Jacobs, and I offer to you and to Susan assurances of
my cordial condolence. Tell her that I hope she will bear the event with the
fortitude of a Christian. My health continues very feeble, so much so that I
write with no comfort or ease, as you may infer from this letter being written
by the pen of a friend. What will be the issue of my illness it is impossible
to predict. My own opinion of the case is less favorable than that of my
physicians. If my strength continues to fail me, I think I can not last a great
while. I feel perfectly composed and resigned to my fate, whatever it may be. Give
my love to Susan and all your children.
SOURCE: Calvin
Colton, Editor, The Private Correspondence of Henry Clay, p. 630-1
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