Yours of recent dateEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. was received was receivedAs Written:was received with pleasure.

My felon finger must account for bad penmanship in answering it. Yesterday I took care of a woman in fits, and in the spasm she grasped my finger, which has made it somewhat troublesome Today. Your angel visit hereEditorial Note: In addition to treating patients who were present, Quimby also practiced healing at a distance. removed all my stomach pain, the particulars of which were very remarkable and some timeCorrected:sometime I will narrate them to you.

I am to all who once knew me a living wonder, and a living monument of your power; five or six of my friends are going to visit you. My sister, Mrs. Tilton, will not find it convenient to leave at present. I am at this time with her, and company from BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts will detain her at present. She wishes me to accompany her sonEditorial Note: Albert Tilton to PortlandEditorial Note: Portland, Maine to see you and probably he will visit you soon.

Esq. Colby's disease was somewhat unlooked for! but I know the theory too well to even for a moment doubt. I am sorry to see the levity with which his death is named here. I heard one remark "the Dr. knew better than to save such a rascal" but I always wish to tread softly on the ashes of the dead.

I eat, drink and am merry; have no laws to fetter my spirit now,– though I am quite as much of an escaped prisoner as my dear husband was.

Many thanks for your kind wishes for my future. I mean not again to look mournfully into into the past, but wisely to improve the present, and go forth to meet the future with a woman's courage. I some whatCorrected:somewhat expect my husband will take up arms to defend our nation's; rights, he yearns to do it. and I shall try to acquiesce

My explanations of your curative principle surprises people! especially those whose minds is are all matter it are convinced by the external appearance of errors in their exit; as for instance, the sores that have visited me, and yet I never lost my faith, or cursed wisdom, but have lived to receive all with usury again.

The Dr. wishes to be kindly remembered