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Mary C. Burwell, Jackson, to Fanny K. Burwell Catlett., 1852 August 23

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 54
Identifier: id108550
Scope and Contents 3rd son of Brother Armistead passed away at age 5 of Dysentery after the Measles. The 3 older children had the measles at the same time but faired much more favorably. He suffered for 10 days. He was the most healthy and sprightly of the children. The baby is 13 months old and no bigger than a 6 month old. He contracted whooping cough in the spring while teething, followed by diarrhea, and then the measles when it was thought he would not live. Virginia became very ill the week after her...
Dates: 1852 August 23