Eli Todd letter to Thomas Rotch

Dr. Eli Todd, physician, informs Thomas and Charity that his wife, Rachel has passed through the most critical stages of her attack by a virulent fever that effected many people in New England in 1809 and 1810. The Rotches were living in Hartford, Charity was ill with fever several times in 1809 and almost died on at least one occasion, this letter was written sometime in the same period. 7.8" x 10.75" (20 by 27.4 cm