Hannah Rodman Fisher letter to Mary Rodman, Philadelphia 7th mo 11th 1794

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My dear Mother             Philadelphia 7th Mo 11th 1794
         The affecting Tidings of the decease of our beloved cousin Eliza Robinson, reach'd me but yesterday (why not before, seems a little strange as I am told she was interred last sixth day) the last acct sent before was that she was like to have the small pox favorably & it really shock'd me to hear so suddenly of the resverse. poor Amy, my heart tenderly sympathizes with her, having felt the poignancy of seperatings (some what in a similar manner) from One who was my Counseller, my guardian, my pleasant companions & my faithful affectionate friend, when a stranger in a stange land,  O heart piercing reflection thrown in the way of Danger (apparently) on her account, how a similar consideration added to my Sorrows, yet doubtless will to hers surely there is a secret hand, and arm of power underneath a being Omnipotent without whose notice we are assued a Sparrows falleth not to the ground, here my tosed mind in the depth of affliction was sometimes favoured to find repose."
  dear Rebecca Jones was here a few days ago & mentioned her belief that it was in Wisdom that my dr Sister & other worthies were comoved at tht time, friends here I understand are about collecting the Valuable or lively expression of steady exampley persons who closed at that Solumn Season, she had with her a little diary kept from day to day till she was taken sick and I think by Joshua Cresson (a brother of Calebs) during that