All Items 1 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 1 Contributor 3 Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 1 Schneider, Benjamin, 1807-1877 1 Schneider, Eliza Cheney Abbott, 1809-1856 1 Location 2 Bursa 1 Turkey 1 Topic 4 Correspondence 1 Faith 1 Health 1 Typhus fever 1 Part Of 1 Justin Perkins (AC 1829) Papers 1 Genre 1 Correspondence 1 Subject 5 Faith 1 Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 – Correspondence 1 Schneider, Benjamin, 1807-1877 – Correspondence 1 Schneider, Eliza Cheney Abbott, 1809-1856 – Health 1 Typhus fever – Turkey – Bursa 1 Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 November 6 Schneider, Benjamin, 1807-1877 Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins in which Schneider expresses his faith in God that all of his family's trials are for their highest good. He shares that they were preserved from the plague but his wife became ill with typhus fever immediately after they were permitted to return to their house. He writes about her illness and how they thought she would die, mentioning the assistance of Sister Powers and Dr. Zohrab. Schneider adds that their house was broken into by robbers twice and discusses the events. Benjamin Schneider letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 November 6
