David Dundas to James Dundas commenting on friends caught in a fire and how the event had affected his wife - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02549.42
From Archive Folder	David and Isabella Dundas letters
Title	David Dundas to James Dundas commenting on friends caught in a fire and how the event had affected his wife
Date	21 February 1788
Author	Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826)
Recipient	Dundas, James
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Offers additional updates on the medical condition of their friends who were the victims of a fire (see GLC02546.35). Discusses their treatment and the difficulty of administering care on his wife Isabella, who was already in a weakened state. Comments on their father, who was also sick.
Subjects	Women's History Global History and Civics Injury or Wound Health and Medical Children and Family Disaster
People	Dundas, David, Sir (1749-1826) Dundas, James (1752-1831)
Place written	Richmond London, England
Theme	Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Sir David Dundas, 1st Bart of Richmond, was a doctor who was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George III in 1791. James Dundas was a lawyer in Edinburgh, Scotland, and David's younger brother.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Related documents	Letter from Isabella Dundas to James Dundas with news of friends and the aftermath of a fire