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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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

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
Birth: 1798-11-26  Death: 1865-01-05

location: Bargaintown, NJ

receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany, NY

transcription: keh 

revision: crb 2016-01-10

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Bargaintown March 26th 1839.
Tuesday night.
My Dear Brother,
Gladness once more. My
dear child
Birth: 1834-07-25 Death: 1922-02-28
is better Early in her illness
I called Dr 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
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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William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
Dr Canfield
1839