July 8, 1922
(D)
My dear Mrs. Burroughs,
I am sorely grieved to learn of the death of your husband, for whom I had the greatest admiration and regard. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy.
Yours sincerely,
Douglas Spencer.
October 6, 1921
A letter of condolence that is something of a classic is Abraham Lincoln's famous letter to Mrs. Bixby, the bereaved mother of five sons who died for their country:
Washington, November 21, 1864.
Dear Madam: