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Eno family letters, October 1843-February 1858
1843-10-25 Page 1
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Oxford Oct 25 1843 Dear Father I promised to write you previous to my leaving for my Western home and on the the 2nd Inst I wrote a letter which however I did not send - just as I was doing it Elizabeth came to our room & informed me that her Uncle was taken with a fit - I went in & found he had an apoplectic stroke from which he survived but about eighteen hours. This unexpected event made an alteration in my arrangements, it became necessary for me to stay for some time as the family were anxious I should do so, and I thought that perhaps I ought to ascertain previous to my leaving what disposition had been made of his estate - the will owing to circumstances was not read until yesterday he has made a handsome bequest to the family of Elizabeths mother who was his sister the particulars of which I will hereafter inform you - since we have been here Elizabeth has been under the care of a physician and has received decided improvement from his prescriptions, & I am now under the impression that a radical change in her health & constitution may take place - her friends and connections here are solicitous that she should not return until spring, they say that it would be folly for her to abandon a course she is now pursuing & a physician who has already been of much benefit to her when by persevering she stands so fair a chance of recovery - I have been for some time undecided what to do, should I return & she should be as bad as ever I should much repent it, and perhaps be much reflected upon by her relations, should I stay & she should regain her former health I should be well paid for any sacrifices I should make by staying - in truth however I do not know
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Oxford Oct 25 1843 Dear Father I promised to write you previous to my leaving for my Western home and on the the 2nd Inst I wrote a letter which however I did not send - just as I was doing it Elizabeth came to our room & informed me that her Uncle was taken with a fit - I went in & found he had an apoplectic stroke from which he survived but about eighteen hours. This unexpected event made an alteration in my arrangements, it became necessary for me to stay for some time as the family were anxious I should do so, and I thought that perhaps I ought to ascertain previous to my leaving what disposition had been made of his estate - the will owing to circumstances was not read until yesterday he has made a handsome bequest to the family of Elizabeths mother who was his sister the particulars of which I will hereafter inform you - since we have been here Elizabeth has been under the care of a physician and has received decided improvement from his prescriptions, & I am now under the impression that a radical change in her health & constitution may take place - her friends and connections here are solicitous that she should not return until spring, they say that it would be folly for her to abandon a course she is now pursuing & a physician who has already been of much benefit to her when by persevering she stands so fair a chance of recovery - I have been for some time undecided what to do, should I return & she should be as bad as ever I should much repent it, and perhaps be much reflected upon by her relations, should I stay & she should regain her former health I should be well paid for any sacrifices I should make by staying - in truth however I do not know
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