Hyde Park Post Office Mural Panel 6. From "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office," published by Town of Hyde Park Historical Society: In the late 1780s. Dr. John Bard and Dr. Samuel Bard examine their new Italian melons, fertilized with...
Leah is near the end of her pregnancy. The Dr. has given her an ointment of Belladonna to calm her nerves. He also recommends walking. "I am trying to do all I can in way of dieting to avoid bleeding." The Dr. feels bleeding may be necessary at the...
Leah writes about having lots of company and how her health turned after their departure. She is at the end of her pregnancy and feels better than she did at the same time of her last pregnancy. She wishes Maria could be there for her confinement,...
