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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 2206/7/6
Alt Ref No48/I/3 (50/1/3)
TitleGregory family: papers of John Gregory (1724 - 1773): Letter from John Gregory (1724 - 1773) to Miss Gregory, St Andrews, regarding an ailment to her leg
Date15 January 1766
Extent1 item
Creator NameGregory, John (1724 - 1773), physician and professor of medicine at King's College, Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh
Administrative HistoryMiss Gregory is probably Catherine Gregory. She married a Captain John Graham-Bonar of Greigston in Fife.
DescriptionLetter from John Gregory, Edinburgh, to his cousin, Miss Gregory, St Andrews [probably Catherine Gregory], concerning an ailment to her leg. He feels her leg is recovering but expects it to be a slow and fitful process. He advises her to drink a decoction of sasparilla before bed and before rising, adding 15 drops of an emetic wine to her night time drink, and increasing that by 5 drops at a time until it sickens her, then decreasing the dose.

He remarks that he is pleased with Captain Graham, describing him as a well-bred, sensible and worthy man, 15 January 1766.
Access StatusOpen
Access ConditionsThe records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions.
Physical DescriptionThe letter is pasted onto paper which has a note in James Gregory's (1753 - 1821) hand stating that 'the above is a complete specimen of my father's handwriting'.
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