folder 27: May 1857

4^th May 1857

My dearly beloved child

When Oh! my Tootee will you ever again be able to write "all quite well" That poor suffering little angel - Oh! that I could see her once more restored to health. I do not know which suffer most you or her. God! grant she has not again been ill that my poor Floyd & William are improving & your own dear self & those other beloved children are well

Florence is preparing to avail herself of M^r J H Coupers protection in the St Marys tomorrow. It was kindly offered in M^r Couper. Dear Florence thinks she can remain no longer than next Saturday - I would rather she remained to come with Butler - perhaps you can prevail on her to do so.

I believe it is admitted that the scarlet fever is all over Savannah. At present we have nothing of it here. Yesterday M^r Couper sent me word it was at Hamilton I will not my fault if my negros go there - except the two we send to meet the boats. I shall do all I can to impress on their hearts as well as minds the distress it will give me the fever getting here. I will not

arrowroot pudding safe. I did not know when I wrote that I could get it made. milk was so scarce it was too hot to put the sauce with it = if you had it heated it would have been quite toothsome God forever bless you

My darling AMK

attempt to influence your judgement - I will only say you & [William] know I will take every care of the dear children sick or well. & that there will be more danger of dear [Too?ies?] getting it if the three older children remain in Savannah. these

Oh! I wish you were all with me.

Do not dear child suppose me either so heartless or unreasonable as to blame you for having forgotten to ask advice for [Tiller?]. She says she is better & [Florence] will take her on - poor thing she looks miserably. Certainly negros are ar trial -

Three days ago [Ila] laid up. face & hands swolen bad cough - come to enquire she had missed for she could not tell me how long. I fear her case much resembles poor [Sarah]s - she had severe pain in her the pit of her stomach - the same cough & bloated ap =pearance [Sarah] had - where has [Pussy]s eyes been? Two or three days before [Butler] left [Jimper?] ran a nail in his foot. I ordered all I knew should be done for his foot - [Butler] put [Sam] to do his work. & [Pimper?] yesterday told he his food gave no pain. Last night [Clementine] came in breathless haste to say she believed her brother was dying - [Lord] & myself ran to the Hospital

and found him in a most alarming state.

[Pussy] insisted it was cramp from having drank [2?] [?] pint-cups full of water in quick succession. I thought it caused by his walking too much on the nale nail puncture I got [Lord] to cut open the wound. gave him 60 drops of Laudanum & put a hot poultice on the foot After a while he was able to speak - was in his sense - she had put on Mustard plasters - then he perspired freely but 12 I left him - This morning he is much better & from what he tells me I think he was near having spasms He complains now of nothing but weakness - What a situation is ours. Had it been one of my own children who was so ill I could not have sent for a Doctor - it was blowing [g?s] - Thank God! so valuable a negro was not aken from us. I keep his foot poulticed & will try to make him keep quiet. We had a little rain today & it is warm. My poor [Butler]! God grant [ ]il the ship went safe on her voyage to N.Y. & that he will soon be back to us.

[ ]day Tell dear [Floyd] for our sakes if not for his own he must try to take better care of himself - [Flora] & I went to Cannons Point on Saturday - how sadly changed by affliction is [M^r & Mrs Couper] - Truly do I feel for

them. [Maggie] [Puss?] & [Bob] are looking remarkably well. You will see [M^r Couper] on Wednesday - I have begged him to use his infludence with dear [William] in urging his going to Saratogee.

I rejoice to hear of the amended health of my dear Cousin - God! spare her to us! ---------------------------

[Flora] will tell you & I have written to [Floyd] of your dear Fathers & [Mall]s last letters. Your Fathers letter was dated 20^th April he expected the next day to be with dear [Malley]. I do hope early in June those two loved ones will be with us. [Butler] I suppose told you who went away on Friday & who stayed - [Lord] had to take [Miss Rh?] to Bryans landing yesterday - it was the day she appointed for a charriage to meet her there. Tell the dear children that their [bantum?] eggs all proved to be [false?] - no young bantoms for them As I hoped there would be. The most beautiful of the roses are overbefore they will be here to admire them with me. Beauty has a fine calf - if it was not so late in the season I would propose my sending her to you - I am sorry now that I asked you & [William] to send me bread, cheese butter & Macarony on Tuesday. [Miss Adams] is too unwell for her to come here. Now that the fever is at Hamilton I hate more than ever to watch for steamboats.

[Flora] will I trust be able to help you nurse [Toogie?] she will cheer you too my darling child -

All unite in love to you. [W.] [T.] [Cousin A] - & kisses to the dear children - Did you get the baked

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