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Oct 3, 1848

Journal Entry

October 03, 1848 ~ Tuesday

3rd I arose quite unwell this morning my lungs much filled
up it continues to poour down rain like a flood this is the third
day that it has rained hard day & night attended with high
winds which will probably prove vary disasterous to seaman
I was expecting to go to Philadelphia today but it storms so
hard and I am so unwell I will spend the day at at Mr Davids
while the rain is pouring down Br Kane came in & spent the
night with me I wrote a letter and Mailed to Mrs Woodruff
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
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Oct 3, 1848