May all the joys of life be given
To thee my friend by kindest heaven.
May all the sweets of heavenly bliss
Enrich thy future life and this,
Lucy S. Potter / Providence August 30, 1843
The author is probably one of two people named
Lucy Smith Potter:
either the wife of Col. Christy Potter
or her daughter. Christy Potter was brother to
Hannah's mother, Mary Seager Potter
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