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My dear Sister

My good old Woman commands me to return you her most grateful acknowledgements for yr kind Bounty to her unfortunate Grandson – I thank Heaven we have great Hopes of his being speedily restored to the perfect use of his Limbs - my Anxiety has indeed changed its object, but it still remains in full Force, & I have much to fear on Her account – How difficult is it to be certain that we are doing right in this World – I hoped to relieve my poor old Woman'^s extreme agitation of Mind by conveying her to visit the person who occasioned it - But the sight of his deplorable situation had such effect on her lively Feelings, that instead of relieving her, I have in all probability shortened her Existence – She was greatly indisposed on her return hither, but we hoped a little Time & Medecine [sic] would remove a disorder, which we supposed to be nothing more than an Hysterical affection — Sander is now afraid that some