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Letter from James Southgate to Delia Haywood Southgate, September 12, 1883: Electronic Edition. Author: Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne Funder: Funding by the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO. Transcription Information: Text transcribed by: Kelly Clark Images scanned by: Digital Production Center Text encoded by: Katherine M. Wisser Transcription Edition: Edition: First edition, Date: 2006 Publication Information: Publisher: Duke University Libraries Date: 2006 Availability: ©This work is the property of the Duke University Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Source Information: Title: Letter from James Southgate to Delia Haywood Southgate, September 12, 1883 Author: James Southgate Date: 18830912 Note: James Southgate sends news to his wife, Delia H. Southgate, from the "Retreat for the Sick" in Richmond, Virginia. James describes the medicines--Blue Mass, Chlorate of Potash and calomel--that he has taken for his ailments and the effects these have had on his mouth and stomach. He notes the prices of fruits in the Richmond market, visits from the Mohsberg family, and advises Delia to make arrangements in Chapel Hill and Hillsboro to purchase peaches and pears for canning. Southgate asks for news about Mattie who is traveling, his niece Undine and expresses concern for Mrs. Lipscomb and Minnie Moore who are ill. He offers his family dietary advice and requests that Delia send him the family's newspapers after they have been read at home. P: James Southgate papers, 1794-1944 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states Class: Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century Class: Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- History -- 19th century Class: Retreat of the Sick (Richmond, Va.) Class: Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Class: American newspapers -- History -- 19th century Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Class: Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914 Class: Pharmacy -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Class: Southgate, Annie Class: Canning and preserving -- History -- 19th century Class: Raboteau, Sarah Ann Wynne, 1816-1895 Class: Family -- North Carolina -- History Class: Diet -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Class: Diet -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Class: Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate Class: Moore, Minnie, d. 1883 Class: Lipscomb family Class: Mohsberg family Class: Southgate, Delia Haywood Class: Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Class: Richmond (Va.) Class: Durham (N.C.)
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Family -- Social life and customs -- Southern states Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- History -- 19th century Retreat of the Sick (Richmond, Va.) Southgate, Delia Haywood Wynne Southgate, James, 1832-1914 American newspapers -- History -- 19th century Durham (N.C.) -- History Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Simmons, Celestia Muse Southgate, 1863-1914 Pharmacy -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Southgate, Annie Canning and preserving -- History -- 19th century Raboteau, Sarah Ann Wynne, 1816-1895 Family -- North Carolina -- History Diet -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Diet -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century Jones, Mattie Logan Southgate Moore, Minnie, d. 1883 Lipscomb family Mohsberg family Southgate, Delia Haywood Southgate, James, 1832-1914 Richmond (Va.) Durham (N.C.) 307 N 12th St Richmond Va I have written home several times but no letter has yet been addressed to you individually. This seems strange to me but I have been kept busy answering those who have written and even now I must put Annie off a while. Her letter of sympathy love and good wishes for her papa came this morning in spite of the driving storm which still prevails here in all its fury- Rain pours in torrents and I am looking for freshets all over the country. I was slightly uncomfortable this a. m [sic] with a very mild attack of pain. It was soon over + the Dr came in just as I was recovering. He was not surprised, for says he, a man whose nervous system has been upset as long as yours cannot hope to get over these troubles in a day or two- He is glad to note however, that he is getting at my liver and he is very hopeful that in 2 or 3 days more he will get it to working allright. I wrote you that he began me on Blue Mass +c. I was kept on that 3 days every [6?] hours- He then substituted calomel in place of the Blue Mass and before I took the 3rd dose my gums began to get sore and today I have a 1st class case of Salivation on my hands- It was his intention to give me mercury till my system felt its influence and I am enjoying (?) the glorious results now by keeping my mouth full of Chlorate of Potash [potassium chlorate] nearly all the while- There may be a good result at last- It may so loosen all my
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