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The James G. Raby Papers consists of handwritten letters from James G. Raby; a physician from Leggett, North Carolina who served as a 2nd Lieutenant during World War I. This particular letter dated October 8, 1918 is one written by him to his sweetheart and it contains a description of the influenza epidemic that occurred in Rocky Mount and Tarboro (1918-1919).
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I just wanted to note that in the digital collections, this letter is linked and titled as "Letter from James G. Raby to his sweetheart," when it is actually the other way around. Also if anyone has trouble reading the cursive, I have typed up as much of this as I could read and am willing to send copies of the document if you reach out.