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274 Broadway Norwich Augt 17th 98 Dear Miss Fletcher I was surprised yesterday morning to learn from the Morning Bulletin that Prof'r Fillmore of [[Cala?]] had died at his Brothers in Taftville Norwich suddenly after dinner I drove over to the [[cottiage?]] to learn about it. I saw Mr Eccles the manager of the mill a neighbor of the Fillmores he informed me that the Prof'r arrived there friday morning by boat to N London from NY on his way to Boston, he said he had not felt well on the Boat, he thought that rest & quiet would bring him round all right they were not alarm'd about him until