
          Rutland (Vermont) Feb 21st 1821

Dear friend,

During all my correspondence with you, I never
complained of ill health. So far as respects health, I have
[been] greatly favored all my life. But from the second or
third day after I wrote you in Dec. I have been 
very unwell. At first I took a severe cold, had
much fever (our doctor called it incipient typhus)
and most distressing [housemess?]. Several times I partly
recovered; then made an effort at business and suffered
a relapse. I can to Rutland (10 miles east
of Castleton) on the 13th [?]. Here at a friend's house,
I intended to shut up in a closed room and finish
the 3d Ed. of the Manual, having touched but
3 pages since I wrote you. But have a most alarming
Cynanche (as doctors call it) attacked me. During
38 days here, I have been able to write part of two.

I have commenced writing to you several times.
Then concluded to wait the event of a day or two
more. A gentleman of this village told me he
should go to N. York about 10 days ago. I put
up all my M S and translations together with
your books and wrote you aletter of three sheets
of directions, with a view to induce you to preface
the work. After he kept them two or three days
he returned them, and said he will not go 
until April.

I am no much better. I begin to swallow
a little solid food. Yesterday I wrote two letters.
Next week I am going to my wife's uncles in 
        