Letter from Arthur Souders, near Berkeley Springs, Morgan Co., VA now WV, to William Souders, Thompson Twp., Fulton Co., PA; among letters formerly in the possession of Jesse J. Souders (1889-1957)

Dear							Dam No 6  Sept 20th	/ 52
	Brother I once more write to you to let you know how I am    I must say to you I am no better    Dr. R _ ilson was to see me yesterday and he said I was no better now than when I was in weeks ago and under such attendance as he gave me I never would get well of the simplest Disease    So I just told him yesterday that it was not any use for me to take any more of his medicine for it done not any good and he agreed that I should go to some other Doctor and he recomended me to go to ___ in cumberland or go to baltimore  but he said baltimore the best for the charge would not be any higher     So I have come to the Conclusion to go by the advice from a good many creditable persons    So I thought I would consult you about it and to see whether you would assist me a little in going as my means are scarce at this time on account of some purchases and on account of failure in payment of some persons to me    And I also want to get brother Charles1 to come and attend to my work while I am gone if he posibly can     I shall not stay longer than two weeks     I must also let you know they is two of the children very sick    Emily in perticular is very sick    but we hope these few lins may find you all well and I think by the help of God and our trust in him and what we can do for each other we can have some pleasure in this world and Joy and hapiness  in the world to come     So if you think best for me to go I want you to see Charles and family and tri and get him to come and attend to my work and I will pay him well for his labour      So nothing but if we never see each other again that we may meet in heaven        Your Brother     A Souders

On reverse:

Dear
	Brother do try and get Charles or Henry to come for I cannot Depend on the men I have here nor any one that I can get here    tell them to try and do that much for me
			 					Yours truly
									A Souders
					M_ (Mr?)
						Wm Souders
						       Timberridge
								PA
1	Charles, William, Henry, Arthur are brothers, sons of Henry Souders (1770-1838).  Charles is Jesse J. Souders’ grandfather. Arthur died 1852.