This excruciating pneumonia is so painful that I feel that I may not survive the night. It doesn’t seem right or fitting, seeing that I was only inaugurated to the Presidency last month. I am beginning to regret speaking so long on the day of my inauguration. The weather was terrible: it was cold, wet, and rainy. I made the mistake of not wearing a coat or hat. I then proceeded to deliver a brilliantly-written speech that lasted two hours. I didn’t change my soaked clothing for quite a long time afterwards. Had I still been in my younger days – the glorious days of the War of 1812 and the Battle of Tippecanoe – perhaps I would have not been affected by this exposure to the elements. Unfortunately, several days later, I began to develop a
