Montgomery Ala. Febry. 27/48
Rev'd William Jarvis.
Dear Sir. The doctor is doing about as well as we could reasonably expect under the circumstances. He is entirely relieved of the hiccup. Sat up in a rocking chair 25 or 30 minutes to day, wished to set up longer but I insisted on his lying down. He has now no bad symptom whatever. Says he will get well, prescribed for himself this morning, wrote the prescription out and sent it to my office for my sanction. We are all in good spirits about him. I don't remember saying anything about his boarding house to you. He is stopping at the "Montgomery Hall" one of the best houses in the South. He has a very fine, large, well ventilated room & a colored servant for a nurse, who he says is the "kindest and best nurse" he ever saw. Mr. Jeffrey Gerald, (the proprietor of the house) could not pay more attention to him if he was a near relative. He is visited frequently during the day by friends whom he is always glad to see. From the day of his arrival here, I have had associated with me, in the management of his case, the best medical aid of the place. I give you these little items because I know that they will not be uninteresting to his anxious family. I shall write again tomorrow.
Yrs. very truly.
