Charley

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As talk of spirits filled Cleveland’s streets and the nation’s newspapers, Leah had already set out for that city with a group of companions including her married sister, Maria, her nephew, Maria’s two-and-a-half-year-old son, Charley, and Calvin Brown who soldiered on despite a bad cold.

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Once Kate’s group got to Cincinnati, Charley fell seriously ill with a fever and Leah insisted they return to Cleveland.

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Little Charley’s “life was despaired of …” and Maria, who had already lost three young sons, wanted her family together.

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Mrs. Kedzie wound up with nothing to manage, as “all business was suspended” by Leah, who pleaded with the spirits to cure Charley “for several days.”

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Whether due to spirit intervention or a strong immune system, little Charley recovered, and Maria took him back home to western New York.

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