Rachel Todd letter to Thomas Rotch, Feby 6th 1809

Rachel Todd's account of spotted fever in Hartford in 1809. Her husband, Dr. Todd was called to administer to the sick throughout the town, thereby putting on hold a scheduled visit with the Rotches. Charity herself almost died of the disease in the same year. Dr. Todd advised relocation to a warmer climate, but Charity Rotch who hated slavery refused to live in a slave state, even if it would cost her her own life. 7.8" x 12.75" (20.1 by 32 cm