May

Saturday 2d. May!
Mrs. M. was slightly taken ill and threatened with a miscarriage this morning!

Sunday 10th.May!
Mrs. M. was taken very ill on her getting out of her Bed at 7,OClock this morning and threatened still more strongly than before with a miscarriage; a considerable discharge having commenced with Slight Labour Pains, attended with a good deal of Fever. — She continued extremely unwell in this way till Wednesday night the 13th. Inst. at 11,O'Clock, when she passed a small Foetus with a large quantity of thick dark Coagulated Blood, and thus unhappily miscarried – having most assuredly been Pregnant, and now Eight weeks is gone with Child. — On Thursday morning the Discharge still continued – but abated towards the Evening; – but still continued in a smaller degree all the following day of Friday the 15th. May.

On Saturday the 16th. May – Mrs. M. took some opening medicine early in the morning; in consequence of being Feverish and having had a bad restless night. — In the forenoon she passed what is called "the after Birth" – a large mass of Coagulated Blood, which gave her great pain and left her very weak. —

Monday 25th. May! —
Hitherto Mrs. M. has been in poor health, and afflicted with debility and a good deal of Fever – restless at night – and troubled with still a slight Discharge up to this day inclusive – when it entirely ceased. — This is no less than Five Miscarriages that poor Mrs. M. has had since the Birth of our Angelic dear Baby Jane Jarvis whom we had the misfortune to lose at Perth in Novr. [sic] 1809! —

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Memoranda & Related Papers. 22 December 1808-14 July 1823.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A772 43-44 ff. [Microfilm Reel CY301 Frames #50-51].