
          unfavourable accounts I received of Mary Harriett. 
I came here again about 10 days ago &
brought Maria with me leaving my aged & now
very infirm parent in charge of William's widow.
Happily Mary has again revived, yet tis but
temporary, for the physicians assure us there
is no hope of her recovery. She is attacked in
the same way as poor William was, but 
she is happily free from pains & in a most
happy & peaceful frame of mind; quite aware
of her danger & at times even looking forward
with pleasure at the prospect of joining her brother 
in another & better world. Elizabeth
I am truly thankful to say is much better
yet a close prisoner to the house, even in
this comparatively mild climate, & she
must be so for some months to come. My
father has wonderfully recovered from his severe
illness of the beginning of last year & his mental
faculties are quite perfect. But he is extremely
feeble & liable to cold shivering fits which enfeeble 
him still now & render my absence at such a
time very painful to me. I trust to be with
him again ere long. Indeed I may be summoned
there any day.
It gave me uncommon pleasure to recieve [receive] the
2d & 3d parts of your Flora. It has been a nice
employment for me here to draw up a notice
of them for my Botl. [Botanical] Journal, which will soon

        