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1848-05-14 Page 01
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Delaware May 14, 1848 Dear Brother, It is now some time since I had the pleasure of receiving a letter from any of you, though I was much please to receive last fall letters from the most of you. I would have written you before had it not been for an unfortunate accident which happend me this last winter, and has confined me to the house for the greater part of the last four months. In January last on a dark night I fell from the top of a pair of stairs and broke my leg. It did not heal well in consequence of an ulcer which came on it and retarded the healing process for a long time, and gave me great apprehension. But it is now doing well, and I am able to walk about with the aid of a cane. The break is very near the same place that my leg was injured while at the Starch factory. It is on the right leg two or three inches above the instep. I should have been very glad to have seen Doct. Bean during my illness. My wife and some of our children have been considerable unwell during the winter & spring. We have suffered more within that time from bad health, that all the residue of the times while in Delaware. I heard last fall from Edward & James that they were getting well along with their establishment at Powerstown. I have not heard from them resently and am anxious to do so. I am very desirous of learning how they are getting along. I wish you would see
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Delaware May 14, 1848 Dear Brother, It is now some time since I had the pleasure of receiving a letter from any of you, though I was much please to receive last fall letters from the most of you. I would have written you before had it not been for an unfortunate accident which happend me this last winter, and has confined me to the house for the greater part of the last four months. In January last on a dark night I fell from the top of a pair of stairs and broke my leg. It did not heal well in consequence of an ulcer which came on it and retarded the healing process for a long time, and gave me great apprehension. But it is now doing well, and I am able to walk about with the aid of a cane. The break is very near the same place that my leg was injured while at the Starch factory. It is on the right leg two or three inches above the instep. I should have been very glad to have seen Doct. Bean during my illness. My wife and some of our children have been considerable unwell during the winter & spring. We have suffered more within that time from bad health, that all the residue of the times while in Delaware. I heard last fall from Edward & James that they were getting well along with their establishment at Powerstown. I have not heard from them resently and am anxious to do so. I am very desirous of learning how they are getting along. I wish you would see
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