4 May 1852 To McLean Friend, Greetings to you there in your home. Sir, this is what I have to tell you. My horse has died, it died on the 23rd of April. It had an abrasion on the skin on its breast and back. My friend kept riding it and for a short time he did not notice an abrasion on its skin. [When he did] he left it to heal, and then went on with his work; he dosed it with medicine and had it bathe in water, but the medicine affected it and my animal died. When I saw it all its back, skin and bones had wasted away. My suggestion to you is that you might relieve my suffering