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Saratoga Springs Sept _ 1855 Sarah & Cynthia - my Dear Children, Long ere this I dare say you have arrived at the conclusion that I had forgotten you or became indifferent about redeeming my promise but neither of these is, I assure you, for you are bound to me by the fondest ties and your memory will ever be cherished with fond recollection, I have neglected writeing [sic] more on the account of inability than anything else. I have been failing since nine weeks last Sunday till last Saturday and for two weeks ending last Sunday Mrs. Strong declared there was no chance for me and I [see?] none for myself. The Dr. did not say much about it but I am. That I was supposedly failing, and I had been satisfied for a number of weeks that the new [?] would do me any good. I kept Mr. [?] posted ref. how I was but he [?] me to stay longer, but I made up my mind to start for home last Saturday and before I got so [?] I could not get there, but a letter came to me friday night after I had retired to bed from Mr. N? requesting me to hand my case over to Dr. [??] and see what he could do for me - I immediately done so but with some unpleasant feeling on my part, for you know