William Rotch, Jr. letter to Charity Rotch, New Bedford, 7 mo 19, 1824.

              B-301-4 
	 
	                        New Bedford 7 mo 19th 1824
	 My dear Sister
	                     On receiving information
	  from M Macy in 5th mo of thy renewed & increased
	indisposition, I felt much tender sympathy & con
	cern for thee & regretted that none of thy connex-
	ions were in a situation to visit thee & contribute
	all in our power to alleviate thy sufferings.  The
	probability of [illegible] on the[illegible] east, be
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	in Thomas Practice the nature of my complaint.
	I felt in hopes thou would not undertake the
	journey from a persuasion it would bee too
	much for thee~  They letter to our dear father re-
	lieved my anxiety on that account.  but un-
	til my wife received thy letter, I hoped the disorder
	had been arrested, which thine of 5th inst just received
	gives me no just ground to calculate upon.
         My fervent desires for thee are, that he who has
	been with thee all thy days may continue thy
	gracious support & constant dependence, in every
	application, by which alone thou can be preserved
	in quiet comfort and the pains of the body. &
	of this being vouchsafed I can have no doubt.