Sarah Rotch Arnold letter to Charity Rotch, New Bedford, 11th mo 11th, 1821

              B-233-10 
	
	                     New Bedford  11th mo 11th  1821
	  My sister Susan has undertaken to regulate the letters
	to Ohio so that thou shouldst be sure to hear often from
	us my dear Aunt, & when thy letter came to me, she
	said it was not then my turn to write, but to day she in
	formed me it was;  I do not know how often we are to scrib
	ble, she has proposed to the nieces to write in turn &
	I believe they have agreed to; I suppose thou hast need
	a letter from her, a few weeks since-   Eliza Rotch
	desired me to ask if thou hadst ever received a letter
	which she wrote thee from Phila containing her thanks
	for a beautiful crape shawl with which she seems
	much pleased-  she is nurse general in our families
	tho  just now she has sufficient employment at the
	mansion, Aunt Mary has been threatened with a bilious
	fever, but by Eliza s good management(they say) it was
	thrown off.  She is not equally successful with her Father
	poor uncle from his great corpulency really looked
	a victim to good living, an inflamation of the liver
	has been very obstinate,  Dr Read has bled him 3 times
	taking 16 oz at a time, this has reduced him, but only
	produces temporary relief of the pain; he has now
	applied & taken mercury until a slight salivation is pro
	duced from which they hope much- he looks quite
	pale- & is confined to the house, tho  not to his room-
	no alarm is excited I believe as they all seem cheerful
	& he talks very philosophically upon the case-
	I heard yesterday that Grandfather s swelled leg was quite sore
	I intended calling to enquire after him to day but not feeling
	very well I have remained at home instead of going to meeting