ess we have this to sopert us that their is
a God that Jugeth in the earth if we can but take the comfort of
it. as to our being far advanced in life if it do but serve to wean
us from this presint troublesom world and stur us up to prepare for
a world of peace and Rest it is well. the calls in Providance are
loud to prepare to meet our God and O that he would prepare us. you
desired me to inform you about my son Nathan you have doutless seen
the Newberry Port paper that gives the acount of the conduct of our
kinsman Samll Hale toard him in New York as to our kinsman being
here in his way to York it is a mistake but as to his conduct tord
my son at York Mr. Cleveland of Capepan first reported it near us I
sopose when on his way from the Armey where he had been Chapling
home as was Probley true betraie'd he doubtless was by somebody. he
was executed about the 22nd of September last by the aconts we
have had. a child I sot much by but he is gone I think the second
trial I ever met with. my 3rd son Joseph is in the armey over in
the Jarsyes and was well the last we heard from him my other son
that was in the service belonged to the melishey and is now at
home. my son Enoch is gone to take the small pox by enoculation.
Brother Robinson and famley are well we are all threw the Divine
goodness well my wife joins in love to you and Mrs Hale and your
children

Your loving Brother
COVENTRY March 28th 1777
RICHARD HALE

For a while after Nathan Hale's death, in the crowding events of the
Revolution, his personal friends appear to have been his chief mourners.
One lady is said to have told Professor Kingsley of New Haven that she
had never seen greater anguish than that experienced by Deacon Hale and
his family when they heard of Nathan's death.

What the news meant to his "good grandmother Strong" we are not told.
For her, so faithful and unselfish in her loving, we can but be glad
that if she went home all the earlier for this blow, she must have gone
all the more serenely; assured that if the earth was the poorer, heaven
was the richer, because the grandson she had loved so truly was there
awaiting her.

Mrs. Abbot, daughter of Deacon Richard Hale's son, Joseph Hale, lived
at her grandfather's from 1784 till her marriage in 1799. Many years ago
she wrote to her cousin, "From my earliest recollection I hav