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Readings Diggins Oct 7th 1849 Dear Wife

    I take? the first opertunity to let you

know of my safe arrival here, and all the pioneer company (since I last wrote) except Mr Jackman who Died August 31st of what He supposed to be Prrecipalis?, but I have learned since that it was the scurvy his feet and legs commenced? swelling and turning purple til they got so large and sore that (for the last four weeks) he was oblieged to ride in the Waggon, and the last week we had such poor water and so affected his Bowels that he could not recover Doct Greenman of Indian Town Ill attended on him, a short time before he Died he was walking about, I had been out nearly all day a Hunting, had killed an Antelope, and stept to his waggon to see if he would have a piece, he said he did not know whether could eat any or not, he fell faint I gave Horrace some and told him to make some Broth, soon after I heard Jackman call Horrace and I stept to him, he said he felt cold and thought he should have a chill, Horrace got into the waggon and covered him up, in about ten minutes Horrace called to me, and said he believed Jackman was Dead I told him to run for the Doctor (who was but a few rods? off) and we took him from the waggon immediately but could not save him, this was about a half hour before the sun went down, we pitched our Tent over him