For this week’s discussion board, I chose two letters both from Amy Melenda Galusha.
The first letter was written in April 3, 1849 to her brother Aaron Leland Galusha. This letter focuses on the difficulties Amy has faced, and in a way trying to persuade her brother not to work in similar job as hers. The letter starts off by mentioning how she is replying late because she has been sick with smallpox, and how her face was swollen. Though it seems that the situation was bad, Amy seemed to be optimistic, where she mentions that she will no longer fear smallpox, because she already had it once, and also mentions that she is going back to work the following week. The rest of the letter seemed to be focused on persuading her brother to find a better