scott
21 December 2022
August 31 Thursday – Sam wrote from Elmira to Orion.
We have scarcely any hope of the baby’s recovery.
Livy takes neither sleep nor rest.
We have 3 old experienced nurses.
Three months of overfeeding & surreptitious poisoning with laudanum & other sleeping potions is what the child is dying of [MTL 4: 452]. Sam’s only son would live until June 2, 1872.
Entry Date
Aug 31, 1871 - Thu