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1851 January 31 - February 14 . Amer Adye ALS to Zebina Cushman; Bainbridge, [Indiana].

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Box 3
Abstract:
Health of the family, including the death of newborn twins. Has been working a sawmill, providing details of their charges, difficulties with the river, and expectations for piloting logs to Natchez or New Orleans. Describes the land he acquired, improvements on it, and crops and livestock. Comments on the "bilious fever" caused by "a very great scent... which infected the atmosphere." Notes a Whig 4th of July Barbecue at Mount Carmel, Indiana. Describes the people in the region, noting their religion and lack of education. Discusses a cattle disease and its infection of people and dogs.
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3 pages

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Collection

Science and Medicine collection, 1702-1936
Total components 316
Last indexed 2024-08-05