170 years ago today - early Sept. 1843

[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy becomes very ill. After five days of nonstop nursing, Emma collapses and remains more or less unwell nearly the entire fall. Joseph takes over nursing Lucy.

[Source: Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books, http://bit.ly/lucys-book]

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