Corporal Titus Moss Letters - Cheshire Historical Society

Corporal Titus Moss Letters, September 1862 – March 1863 Page 84
Death of Little Emma
Three clippings from scrapbook pages in the Historical Society files explain the
following unsigned notes written with different handwriting on a single sheet of paper.
Two of the scrapbook items were clipped from a church paper, “The Calendar.” The third
is from a newspaper. They are reproduced below.
1. Item about the November 26, 1864 death of “EMMA JENNETTE, only daughter of
the late Titus and Jennette Moss.”
2. Poem, dated December 24, 1864 and signed “L.H.S.” At the top, it explains that the
poem was written “On reading in ‘The Calendar,’ the death of Emma Jennette Moss,
in Cheshire, aged five years.”
3. Obituary for Mrs. L.H. Sigourney of Hartford, “the poetess,” who died on
June 10 or 11, 1865.
Two Notes on Once Piece of Paper
First Note Written by Mrs. L.H. Sigourney of Hartford
The reason of my writing at this time to
request your aid with regard to the
destination of an accompanying copy of the
Church paper “The Calendar” In the one for
last week I read a touching statement of the
death of the only little girl of a widowed
Mother which prompted a few
extemporaneous lines which appear in the
present number. It occurred to me that,
though simple and without literary
pretensions they might possibly be soothing
to a bereaved heart. Should you chance to
know the precise address of Mrs. Jennette
Mofs of Cheshire who is mentioned ad
having lost her soldier husband in the 2.
battle field and could without inconvenience
trans,mit this “Calendar to her for me I
should feel much indebted.
1.
The Cheshire Historical Society
Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
http://www.cheshirehistory.org
April 2005
For the Calendar
DIED, IN Cheshire, Nov. 26 th , EMMA JENNETTE,
only daughter of the late Titus and Jennette Moss, in
the 6 th year of her age.
The father of the deceased, a brave and Christian
soldier, fell at the battle of Chancellorville, and she and
a little brother were alone left to the widowed mother,
and such amiable qualities of character were exhibited
by her, she promised to be a great solace to her afflicted
parent. But death as destroyed all hopes connected with
her, and added another affliction to that already heavy
and severe. During her very painful illness she
exhibited great patience, and without fear was
conscious of the approach of death.
She was a member of the Sunday school, and took
such delight in its exercises and in the services of the
Church, as gave evidence of a religious spirit which
doubtless would have developed into a lovely Christian
character. In an affliction so great we can only say,
trusting God’s goodness, which never fails: “The Lord
gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the
name of the Lord.”