Mary Lacy Letter, August 6 1856, Page 2

Title

Mary Lacy Letter, August 6 1856, Page 2

Description

Second page of a letter from Mary Lacy to her stepdaughter Elizabeth "Bess" Dewey.

Creator

Mary Lacy

Date

August 6, 1856

Identifier

DC0147s: Lacy Family Papers

Text

which I will send you, also the papers. I would try & plan some way to get to see you, but Aunt Amy continues so sick. I see no prospect of being able to leave home. For a whole month she seemed to be suffering from debility, but symptoms of torpor of the liver having developed themselves, I sent for Dr Weddington, Dr. Caldwell being absent. She is now entirely confined to her bed taking quinine ever three hours & lots of other physic besides. I sent out to Mrs Read to day [sic] for some one to come and take of her, for Aunt Maria must needs make herself sick eating green water melons, & seeing Aunt Amy was nursed & waited on, she went to bed too, & would’nt be at work to day, if I hadn’t told her the Doctor said she was well. She is a hard old case.

Language

English