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I will return to my story. Nothing of interest occurred from 1841 to 1843. In September. 1843. I was taken with the fever; I have no recollection of my suffering; it all seemed like a dream to me. I was unconscious for two weeks. With the kind attention of Dr. Ashby of Culpeper. I was soon able to walk about, and get to business. On Christmas of 1843, my landlord said he wanted the house we lived in. We owed him six dollars of the rent which he readily agreed to give us. I then had no time to lose as L had to look for a house for the coming year. I soon found one for rent, owned by Mr. Weaver, which I could rent for $25 a year by giving bond and good security. It was the first time I ever was required to give bond and security for the rent of a house, and did not know' to whom I should apply; however. I found in Mr. Madison Duncan a kind friend who was willing to go my security. Nothing occurred from that time to interrupt me until the summer of 1846.
The Fifth Trouble
During that summer, brother William received a letter from the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute at
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