14. Letter from Leah Catharine Deyo Jessup to her sister-in-law, Maria Lefevre Deyo, winter 1847

              Friday Morning
[Winter 1848 before January]
Dearest Sister

	I have just finished my morning
work such as making bed cleaning lamp &c though
in addition to these I have been boiling a dish of supp__
& also a bowl of pap  which I have just finished eating
& it has had the desired effect so that I feel relieved 
& quite well.  My health has more comfortable
since I last wrote the cold weather was very
grateful I walked every day that was pleasant
one day called at Mr Lions & Drs next day
at Mrs Terwilligars since then it has been
raining so that my exercise is confined to
the house which I endeavour to make as nice 
as possible. the Dr was in to see me one
day this week  he said I must take all the excercize
I possibly could  I went to church last Sabba[th]
& shall continue when the weather is pleasant
& I can ware (sic) my cloak & feel well enough
to enjoy the servise (sic) I have as yet felt better there
than when I stayed at home, in the affternoon (sic)
of last Sabbath, my head troubled me than it
had in some time I have since talked to the 
Dr about it, he thinks it is a nervous affection
the same as the soreness in my limbs that which I
spoke to you about  he has prepared a linament (sic) 
for one & an ointment for the other made of the