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Nov 23, 1838

Journal Entry

November 23, 1838 ~ Friday

23 Phebe was attacked with a severe head ake which terminated in the brain fever. We travled to
Mount Vernon to Centerbury & spent [the night] at the Inn of H Jones 22

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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
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Centerburg, Knox County, Ohio
Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the my wife, Phoebe, was attacked with a severe headache, which terminated in brain fever. She grew more and more distressed daily as we continued our journey. It was a terrible ordeal for a woman to travel in a wagon over rough roads, afflicted as she was. At the same time our child was also very sick.

Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)

23rd ^Phebe attacked with the headake which terminated in the brain fever^ Travled to Mount Vernon to Centerbury & spent the night at the In of H. Jones. $1.37 22 m[iles]

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the my wife, Phoebe, was attacked with a severe head- ache, which terminated in brain fever. She grew more and more distressed daily as we continued our journey. It was a terrible ordeal for a woman to travel in a wagon over rough roads, afflicted as she was. At the same time our child was also very sick.

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

On the Phebe was attacked with a severe head ache which terminated in the brain fever. Still we travelled on daily though my wife suffered much from the journey. The first day of winter was a pleasent one as far as the season of the year was concerned; but O the winter of sorrow was trying to seize upon my soul. Our company was much afflicted.

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Nov 23, 1838