Sarah Rodman, 11 Mo 10th 1791

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   I finish'd a letter a little before dark & gave to the care of
   B Mott- giving an account of the distress our dear little Tommy
   had lain in-  since last 6th day eve- but lest this should reach
   thee first may just repeat-  that he was taken very ill with
   a Quinsy last 6th day eve-our kind friends Patience and J Rotch
   watch'd with it- we all sat up till near one of the sweet creatures
   distress was truly affecting- they call'd me up about 5 expecting
   it was near the close- it lay languid in great distress  its dear 
   little Stomach drawing & heaving with every breath- Sguiles &
   Gum Benzoine were alternately given it every hour by the Drs
   direction- when he came early in the morning- he direct
   ed, a repetition of the Sguiles in larger quantitys and a teaspoonful
   of a preparation of tartar emetic every 25 minutes- our hopes
   from these repeated 4 times seem'd  baffl'd- & he proposed a change
   to Ipecacuana - every 15 minutes- you may judge our painful
   anxiety when the little innocent during the whole day puked but once
   swollon & with apparent difficulty- & no hope of its life without
   a removal of the tough collected Phlegm- then they gave it 2 comfortable
   Clysters which operated kindly- the emetics made him very sick
   & they thought he rais'd the Phlegm and swallow'd it - distress seem'd
   to abate before dark- & he drank warm water- S Brightman &
   E Hires watch'd that night- I had the headache and did not rise till
   late- found him distressd & filled with pain- about 2 o'clock first day there
   was the Strong appearance of fites- we sent for the Dr who [illegible]
   of Peony tea & such things, in the evening his distress increas'd- and
   I often felt his pulse with almost a hope that it intermitted-
   brother Wm offer'd to watch with it and as I placed more confidence
   in his judgement than any other person- I join'd him readily-
   about 12 those alarming Symptoms abated- at 3 our kind Patience
   came in to take my place- from which time he seem'd to rest more