Letter from James L. Pugh in Washington, D.C., to his daughter, Laura Theresa Cochran.

In the letter Pugh discusses his recent illness and the treatments he took to recover ("My suffering has been very great from a disease I never heard of before called Shingles - a disease of the blood and skin never fatal but tormenting"). He then mentions the weather and mutual acquaintan...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4572
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Summary:In the letter Pugh discusses his recent illness and the treatments he took to recover ("My suffering has been very great from a disease I never heard of before called Shingles - a disease of the blood and skin never fatal but tormenting"). He then mentions the weather and mutual acquaintances, and he ends by asking his daughter and son-in-law to come live with him in Washington, D.C.