"I am at this time on a visit to our cousins B.F. & Rachel Blair* who live less than one mile from our home, yet I have not been permitted to visit them in considerably over a year on account of my feeble health. My dear husband brought me over last evening, & the weather being warmer than we were really aware of, I became too much fatigued, consequently I spent a very restless night suffering with my spine & nervous debility, & am very feeble this morning, but being sufficiently able to arise from my bed I feel thankful. For having slept very little during the night I feared that I should not be able to help myself any today, & it is such a cross to me to be a burden to others, I have feared lest I should be, such on this occasion, but my relatives have such kind consideration for me that I have a great deal to be thankful for. May God in his infinite goodness & mercy be pleased to keep me close to him this day & preserve me from murmuring at my lot, & may I altho feeling much depressed in spirit be permitted to look to Him for help & strength in every needful time is my prayer."
Emily Millikan Blair in "Until We Sleep Our Last Sleep" by Emily W. Skinner
Benjamin Franklin Blair and Rachel Blair (Husband and Wife, cousins to Emily Millikan Blair)
Wow!