8th July, 1811. P. Anne
My dear husband
As you are no doubt solicitous to hear from us as often as possible, I write by every mail, although nothing new has transpired to vary the old scene of every day dog trot business. We are all in usual health—I wish I cou’d say mine has improved as much as your affection for me wou’d have it. I think another water drinking spell is still necessary to my body corporeal. I am taking quassia at present. I can’t tell what success may attend it.
Elizabeth is getting better. She has been somewhat indisposed with a succession of headaches, indeed the drought and heaviness of the air are sufficient to check the flow of animal spirits and paralize health. We have not had an appearance of rain yet except once and then not by any means, a season.
As you have not written, I entertain a hope that your presence at home will very soon supercede the necessity of this expedient to elleviate the pain of absence I feel it, be assured, yet with patience and lively hope that your presence in B-e may prove beneficial to your interest in some way