Letter from Henry Lyman on a drought and family health
May 28 1880
My dear Uncle,
[?] has passed and summer is almost here, this [?] is hotter than much that we had last summer yesterday the mercury stood at 95 degrees in the shade, one sun stroke occurred at [?] [?] which terminated [?], today it has been just as hot. We have had scarcely a drop of rain this month indeed we have not had a rainy day for six weeks [?] [?]. As you ma inquire this ground is very dry and should this drought continue much damage [?] this [?] will follow. Tonight we are having a display of electricity, [?], [?] [?] [?] [?] small quantity has fallen yet. So much [?] the matter [?] you [?] us a [?] which we have not [?]? We can’t enjoy [?] why all of you had been so silent for a couple of months… Father has had a quite severe time with [?] [?]- this spring, he had [?] for nearly a [?] and for more than a month [?] was a great [?] [?] [?] [?]- work at all, he has so far [?] that now he works all day long. Sarah is [?] with [?] [?]. Otherwise are are well as usual, the other family [?] is [?] – are in their usual health or ill health as this case may be. Aunt [?] is feeble although she has rode out, as far as N.H. I believe. [?] Horace has had a [?] of his [?] [?] last night he suffered so [?] pain that they called this [?]. Was expect [?] [?] us a few weeks. I suppose you have seen notice of these. Mrs. [?] [?] death in this gazette. She died pneumonia very suddenly, was sick only a week. It is a heavy stroke of heat. Mrs. [?] [?] where you may remember was also [?] last week [?] [?] has [?] into his new house. This passage [?] supplying enough. No [?] has been called yet. [?] is [?] [?] [?] anyway we are [?] [?] great news about certain [?]. Which are [?] [?] [?] [?] love you all. Henry.
My dear Uncle,
[?] has passed and summer is almost here, this [?] is hotter than much that we had last summer yesterday the mercury stood at 95 degrees in the shade, one sun stroke occurred at [?] [?] which terminated [?], today it has been just as hot. We have had scarcely a drop of rain this month indeed we have not had a rainy day for six weeks [?] [?]. As you ma inquire this ground is very dry and should this drought continue much damage [?] this [?] will follow. Tonight we are having a display of electricity, [?], [?] [?] [?] [?] small quantity has fallen yet. So much [?] the matter [?] you [?] us a [?] which we have not [?]? We can’t enjoy [?] why all of you had been so silent for a couple of months… Father has had a quite severe time with [?] [?]- this spring, he had [?] for nearly a [?] and for more than a month [?] was a great [?] [?] [?] [?]- work at all, he has so far [?] that now he works all day long. Sarah is [?] with [?] [?]. Otherwise are are well as usual, the other family [?] is [?] – are in their usual health or ill health as this case may be. Aunt [?] is feeble although she has rode out, as far as N.H. I believe. [?] Horace has had a [?] of his [?] [?] last night he suffered so [?] pain that they called this [?]. Was expect [?] [?] us a few weeks. I suppose you have seen notice of these. Mrs. [?] [?] death in this gazette. She died pneumonia very suddenly, was sick only a week. It is a heavy stroke of heat. Mrs. [?] [?] where you may remember was also [?] last week [?] [?] has [?] into his new house. This passage [?] supplying enough. No [?] has been called yet. [?] is [?] [?] [?] anyway we are [?] [?] great news about certain [?]. Which are [?] [?] [?] [?] love you all. Henry.
- Title
- Letter from Henry Lyman on a drought and family health
- Description
- Letter from Henry Lyman in East Hampton, Massachusetts to Reverend Horace Lyman and his family. He discusses a drought and family health
- Creator
- Lyman, Henry
- Source
- Pacific University Archives
- Date
- 1880
- Is Part Of
- Lyman Family Papers
- Format
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Identifier
- PUA_MS31_39_g
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- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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- Text
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May 28 1880<br/><br/>My dear Uncle, <br/><br/>[?] has passed and summer is almost here, this [?] is hotter than much that we had last summer yesterday the mercury stood at 95 degrees in the shade, one sun stroke occurred at [?] [?] which terminated [?], today it has been just as hot. We have had scarcely a drop of rain this month indeed we have not had a rainy day for six weeks [?] [?]. As you ma inquire this ground is very dry and should this drought continue much damage [?] this [?] will follow. Tonight we are having a display of electricity, [?], [?] [?] [?] [?] small quantity has fallen yet. So much [?] the matter [?] you [?] us a [?] which we have not [?]? We can’t enjoy [?] why all of you had been so silent for a couple of months… Father has had a quite severe time with [?] [?]- this spring, he had [?] for nearly a [?] and for more than a month [?] was a great [?] [?] [?] [?]- work at all, he has so far [?] that now he works all day long. Sarah is [?] with [?] [?]. Otherwise are are well as usual, the other family [?] is [?] – are in their usual health or ill health as this case may be. Aunt [?] is feeble although she has rode out, as far as N.H. I believe. [?] Horace has had a [?] of his [?] [?] last night he suffered so [?] pain that they called this [?]. Was expect [?] [?] us a few weeks. I suppose you have seen notice of these. Mrs. [?] [?] death in this gazette. She died pneumonia very suddenly, was sick only a week. It is a heavy stroke of heat. Mrs. [?] [?] where you may remember was also [?] last week [?] [?] has [?] into his new house. This passage [?] supplying enough. No [?] has been called yet. [?] is [?] [?] [?] anyway we are [?] [?] great news about certain [?]. Which are [?] [?] [?] [?] love you all. Henry.