#(letters) tbt

[lionwrote]

TO ELIZABETH HAMILTON

[New York, July 4, 1804]

This letter, my very dear Eliza, will not be delivered to you, unless I shall first have terminated my earthly career; to begin, as I humbly hope from redeeming grace and divine mercy, a happy immortality.

If it had been possible for me to have avoided the interview, my love for you and my precious children would have been alone a decisive motive. But it was not possible, without sacrifices which would have rendered me unworthy of your esteem. I need not tell you of the pangs I feel, from the idea of quitting you and exposing you to the anguish which I know you would feel. Nor could I dwell on the topic lest it should unman me.

The consolations of Religion, my beloved, can alone support you; and these you have a right to enjoy. Fly to the bosom of your God and be comforted. With my last idea; I shall cherish the sweet hope of meeting you in a better world.

Adieu best of wives and best of Women. Embrace all my darling Children for me.

Ever yours

A H

July 4. 1804

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[ @thedeafavenger​ LIKED for a letter from tasha! TRANSCRIPTION BELOW CUT. ]

CONTEXT: when clint convinced her to defect, natalia didn’t immediately go with him. instead, she asked for 24 hours, went back to her superios, killed as many as she could before making her way to the arranged meeting place, bleeding and bloody and with one foot in the grave, so he could take her to the SHIELD. this is the note she left on the second arranged spot, in case she didn’t make it to the first, scrawled on the back of a car wash pamphlet with a bow and arrow scratched on the front.

Hawkeye,     I can tell you with certainty, that if you are reading this, I am most likely dead or well on my way there.     I have a plan with a very small probability of survival. You offered me freedom, and I took it. This is what it looks like.     If I don’t make it in time, don’t wait for me. Know that if I’m dead, I made them suffer first.                                                               - Black W                                                              –  Natalia