A memoir of James Jackson, Jr., M.D., with extracts from his letters to his father; and medical cases, collected by him / By James Jackson.
- James Jackson
- Date:
- 1835
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A memoir of James Jackson, Jr., M.D., with extracts from his letters to his father; and medical cases, collected by him / By James Jackson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![1] ibly dear to me without anxiety, though satisfied that it was wise that he should go. ‘The following extracts will show something of the state of his mind, and of my own. They will bring before the reader the true feelings and principles which then reigned in his heart, and if I may write about him at all, I see not why I may not produce them. - EXTRACT FROM MY LETTER TO HIM, APRIL 9, 1831. “ Tlook forward with sanguine hopes of benefit from the op- portunities you will have. I feel satisfied that you will not omit to avail yourself of them. It is this hope of benefit to you which reconciles me to your absence, for I have already begun to look to you as my most interesting companion for the remainder of my days. As to the hazards to which you are exposed, I certainly do not disregard them; yet I shall not allow a regard to them to make me unhappy. At least, I think so now. There is a risk of life, —and it would indeed alter the aspect of my future days, if I did not hope to have you by my side and to leave you behind me in this world. But this is the smallest risk by far. Whether we pass a few short years together in this world is comparatively of little con- sequence. Whether we meet in a better world is of immea- surable importance. This depends on ourselves ; — on the strict regard to morality which we both maintain ;— a mo- rality in Dr. Holyoke’s sense, which includes piety, —a regard to our Maker, as well as to ourselves and fellow-men. Now I am not insensible to the temptations, to which young and old are exposed in Paris and London. I can think of them till I tremble. But my trembling is stilled by the confidence I place in you. This confidence is sincere and strong. It is not un-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33488095_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
