What is most likely the author's reason for including the following quote? “8 or 10 persons buried out of Water St. between Race and Arch Sts., many sick in our neighborhood, and in ye City generally." Elizabeth Drinker, August 21, 1793

A. He is attempting to give hope to the reader.
B. He is excited to use poetic language
C. He is foreshadowing that Catherine LeMaigre will eventually recover
D. He is showing how the doctors were faced with a grave situation​