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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.41 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | Isabella Dundas to James Dundas reporting the death of a friend |
| Date | 18 February 1788 |
| Author | Dundas, Isabella (ca. 1747-1823) |
| Recipient | Dundas, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Updates James again on the medical condition of their friends who were the victims of a fire, informing him of and lamenting the death of Bessy due to her injuries (see GLC02546.35). Seal partially intact. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Injury or Wound Health and Medical Death Global History and Civics Disaster |
| People | Dundas, Isabella (ca. 1747-1823) 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 | Isabella Dundas, daughter of William Robertson of Richmond, married David Dundas, a doctor who was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George III in 1791, in 1774. James Dundas was a lawyer in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Isabella's brother-in-law. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from David Dundas to James Dundas commenting on friends caught in a fire and how the event had affected his wife |