Letter, 1846 June 3, Charleston, S.C., to John B. Bull, Bordeaux P.O., Abbeville Dist[rict], S.C.

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Morrow, James, 1820-1865. Letter, 1846 June 3, Charleston, S.C., to John B. Bull, Bordeaux P.O., Abbeville Dist[rict], S.C.

Letter, 1846 June 3, Charleston, S.C., to John B. Bull, Bordeaux P.O., Abbeville Dist[rict], S.C.

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Letter signed by Ja[me]s Morrow and addressed to his step-father, John Baxter Bull, and his mother, Sarah Dunn Morrow Bull, written in response to their letter of 29 May and reporting that he was not sick and felt as strong as ever and was able to go about his business as usual despite the fact that he had been troubled with a cough that was similar to one which he had the previous spring and summer. Medicine had given him no permanent relief from the cough and he was beginning to have pain and soreness in his chest. Dr. [Eli] Geddings had told him his cough was caused by a combination of the heat and dust and could be cured by a short stay in a cooler climate, just as Morrow had learned the previous summer during his sojourn with his uncle John. It did not suit Morrow to leave Charleston for any length of time since, however, since he felt it his duty to be on call to attend to the needs of Charleston's citizens during what he feared would be a sickly summer season due to the extreme heat. While Morrow thought the afternoon sea breezes in Charleston beneficial, he asked his parents for their advice and council and would set out by sea to stay with his uncle John if they thought advisable. The letter also reports that a college classmate, now a practicing dentist, had applied to Morrow to study medicine with him and states that he had seen "the Revd. Mr. Furman & Family when on their way to the Gen[era]l Assembly." A postscript notes that Morrow had determined to spend several days at Sullivans Island, in Charleston harbor, where friends were living for the summer and where "the air & breeze is pure & cool." If that locale suited his health, he thought it almost as good for business as the city.

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