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Letter from Lau. Battaile to unknown, 1820, March 28

Mrs. Battaile has been much afflicted
with the toothach lately, & is now pregnant, she wishes
you to come down & extract it for her, remembering
the safety with which you extracted one for her some
years ago. She is very timid, & her situation, perhaps,
[renders] her more so at this time.
We have a woman, who has been troubled with
a bleeding at the nose for some time, & is in con-
sequence of it now reduced very much, & is very low
& weak. I should be glad for you to see her.
We also have another very much afflicted with the
rheumatism, & is now very heavy with child.