Elizabeth A. Martin Randolph (Donelson) to Meriwether Lewis Randolph, 16 May [1836]
I have given to our Dear boy the blessing and kiss of his Dear Uncle, who is without doubt one of the kindest and greatest of men, this letter was enclosed in one of the kindest letters of condolence to my Father, and left, unsealed for me to read if you had gone to Arkansas—Oh my beloved Lewis...