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2 and is healing illegible underlined: slowly ; and except when much tired? by over excertion? either in think- ing or
speaking, the part ? which before? required the application illegible - whole line illegible - whole line me to copy from,
and which I enclose. Several times during the last three or four days father has come very near? faint- ing after any illegible
illegible , deleted: illegible deleted: illegeible ; he also appears better in the eve- ning than in the morning, this only
today and yesterday.- David is still very poorly, and complains of having written a description of his case? , to you over
a week ago, and received 3 no answer. Last week John Cains wife, Love Reeves' wife ( Robbie Perkins? ) and an other
lady were riding down a steep hill in the buggy which we used to own, (a very high one you remember,) when, Love having left
the tugs too long the buggie ran against the horse causing him to run, the ladies were all thrown riolently from the buggie
into a ditch, Mrs. Cains had her left arm broken between the elbow and shoulder, Mrs. Reeves her shoulder illegible and bruised
and her collar bone illegible , or fractured. I hardly know her, the other lady escaped with but slight injuries. It now comes
natural to report such illegible to you. P illegible and illegible have pur- e