Invalid Trask was now severely disabled. His wife nursed him, as he was unable to navigate—not being able to see more than a short distance in front of him without leaning backwards. Trask thus sought to earn a living from his disability in order to sustain his wife and seven children. This included the production and sale of numerous documents and items which survive for historical analysis, including the self-published A Brief Historical Sketch of the Life and Sufferings of Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid in 1860, for which Trask had traveled to Maine's District Court to produce. It contains numerous accounts of Trask's activities, such as "Mr. Trask in Pursuit of Fuel" and "Mr Trask at the Circus". During all Trask is referred to as 'Mr. T.' His account became the first documented case of AS in the United States. Notes References 1805 births People from Hartford, Maine American people with disabilities 1861 deaths People with ankylosing spondylitis