Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-14
Davidson Bradfute ed Teller appointed
Ist Teller.

Davidson Bradfute ed Teller, appointed
lst Teller.
The following affecting letter has been re-
ceived by Mathew Clay, Esq one OF the Re
presentat,ycs in Congress from Virginia, from
his friend in Richmond
ny truly xnjortunate friend,
By the mail of this morning, receiv-
ed together your communications Of the 28th
and s9th inst No human heart knows how
to synpathise with you more feelingly than
mine; but be assured that after the lenient
hand Of time has, in some degree, soothed the.
anguish that now tortures your mind, you
will less regret the painful disappointment
which it becomes my duty, In answer to your
last, to give your fond parental wish. Your
beloved Mary, on that fatal night, wore no or
nanent that could resist the action of the de-
vouring element. 1t was the same case with
the amiable Miss Gatewood and Miss GWath-
mey My own child, dear little innocent, had
buckled round herneck that morning, dou-
bic gold chain, attached to a locket, with the
inscription, "The gift of grand-papa." BY
this, her beloved relics were distinguished |;
and a communication of the circumstance,
made in the kindest * most delicate mannerby
one Of the committee. At first, precisely the
same tho'toccuwedto me, that seems SO torclDly
to have influenced you: but alter mature re-
Election, determined and oh glad am |, that
did to consign her remains to the common
tomb of her companions. My note to Mr.
Temple, on this occasion, copy OF which l
annex, will best explain to you my sentiments
and feelings on this subject
Farewell, my dear friend; may Heaven
tranquilize and console you.
Cotty Of note to mr.. lillian TEMPLE.
Ono, my dear friend, have no wish to Sc
parate the remains Of my beloved child from
those Of the amiable and dear companions IN
whose embrace, perhaps, she died. Side by
side they sunk, together their immortal spirits
took their flight, and it Is even sort OF me-
lancnoly satisfaction, that their dust viii MIN
gle in one common tomb, social even IN death
Under different circumstances, It would, per-
haps, have been nlournful consolation to de-
post her dear relics near those Of her depart
ed mother: but OIL the present occasion, no
private arrangement Of Individual feeling,
seem so welcome as that which the humanl-
ty and benevolenoo of a sympathlslng society
is preparing, to honor the memory OF all For
your kind ant tender attention, accept the gra-
titude Of weeping father.
g Let the chain remain on her dear neck
wish it not removed"
*All that persisted, in the flames, or that
have since expired have been buried on the
fatal spot, which has been purchased for the
erection of monument, with appropriate
commemorative inscriptions. The city OF
Richmond has honored itself by its generous
sensibllity and attention OH this mourntul oc-
casion.
The purport Of Mr. Clay letters Gas we are
informeoD was to request, ii the person Of his
daughter could possibly be designated, it
might be preserved antil his arrival-it being
his wish it should be Inferred in the family
vault with her mother and sister-the latter of
which died on the Sd of May last, aged 81
years, FIVE months and days-the present
Miss Clay was aged Is years and Ia days.
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