Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, March 26, 1839
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Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, March 26, 1839
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Date:1839-03-26
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Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, March 26, 1839
action: sent
sender:
Mahlon Canfield
Person
Name: Mahlon Canfield
Birth: 1798-11-26
Death: 1865-01-05
Person
location:
Bargaintown NJ
Place
Name: City: Bargaintown
County: Atlantic
State: NJ
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2016-01-10
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Page 1
Bargaintown March 26th 1839.
Tuesday night.
My Dear Brother,
Gladness once more. My
dear child
Name: Caroline Beattie
Birth: 1834-07-25
Death: 1922-02-28
is better Early in her illness
I called Dr Pitney
Name: Joseph Pitney
Birth: 1786-11-18
Death: 1853-04-20
to help me up seeing
at once her critical situation, prescribed
an active course of treatment, which was
followed up till this morning when the fever
gave way. The skin relaxed & became moist
& remained so all day. She is now sleeping
quietly & when awake complains of little
except being tired. She is very weak and
much reduced in fever. I am somewhat
uneasy about the state of her lungs. It may be
that the inflammation has gone off without
leaving any of the common troublesome effects
behind & her being so clear of fever is a proof
that it is so, tho not certain. Francis
Name: Francis Canfield
Birth: 1832-02-20
Death: 1876-01-14
is doing
very well.
I write in much pain
Affectionately
M. D. C
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Bargaintown March 26th 1839.
Tuesday night.
My Dear Brother,
Gladness once more. My
dear child
Person
I called Dr Pitney
Person
at once her critical situation, prescribed
an active course of treatment, which was
followed up till this morning when the fever
gave way. The skin relaxed & became moist
& remained so all day. She is now sleeping
quietly & when awake complains of little
except being tired. She is very weak and
much reduced in fever. I am somewhat
uneasy about the state of her lungs. It may be
that the inflammation has gone off without
leaving any of the common troublesome effects
behind & her being so clear of fever is a proof
that it is so, tho not certain. Francis
Person
very well.
I write in much pain
Affectionately
M. D. C
date:
Tuesday, March 26, 1839
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