James Fenton Bryant, Franklin, Virginia, to Maggie (Margaret Gunter) Enfield, North Carolina, 1888

Containers:
Box 2, Folder 2
Scope and content:

Thanks her for her "sweet remembrance" of him during his long and tedious illness; the illness he just passed through surpasses anything he has ever had- six weeks in bed and unable to go out; Dick has been ill with the same fever the past two weeks; the fever is distinctively new and he has nicknamed it the "D[evi]l's fever"; Dick feels his illness may interfere with his going to V[irgini]a Miltary Institute; his long illness has demorlaized him as he is so far behind in his work and has suffered many heavy losses; weighed 185 lbs. before his illness and now weighs 130; will visit to see her as soon as his strength returns and he can put on a repectable appearance; the extent of hisillness had not been made known to her until he was out of danger. 4pp. ALS

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