WASHINGTON CITY, May 13, 1852. My father passed the last night comfortable without much coughing. The only thing the doctors can do, is to...

My father has passed the last twenty-four hours much more comfortably than he had been for a week before. He has slept well and should he ac...

My father coughed but little last night, yesterday he was a good deal harassed. Could it be possible to remove his cough, he would get well ...

My father passed a tolerable night; you must be aware that any improvement in his condition must be gradual, as the prostration he labors un...

My father listens attentively to the perusal of every letter from home. He passed last night in more comfort than he did the night before....

ONE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, June 4, 1852. I wrote you this morning that my father had a bad night, and that he was then trying to get some r...

My father was yesterday much depressed. He had held a long conversation with Mr. Crittenden and requested me to treat him kindly. Besides a ...

My father has become feeble within a few days, and I do not think it possible for him to hold out long. SOURCE: Calvin Colton, Editor,  Th...

My father is to-day decidedly worse than he has been since my arrival. I wrote to Mr. Theobald this morning that there was but little or no ...

My father did not pass a good night, nor has he slept much this morning. A friend yesterday afternoon brought him three woodcocks; he ate a ...

June 25, 1852. I now look for a termination in my father's case before many hours. I do not feel in any mood to write to any one but y...