| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Series |
| Ref No | MS 3027/17 |
| Title | Journal of Jonathan Troup: 12th of September 1794 to 16th of January 1795 |
| Date | 12th September 1794 - 16th January 1795 |
| Extent | Pages 367 - 407 |
| Creator Name | Jonathan Troup (c1764 - 1799), physician, of Aberdeen, Scotland and Dominica, West Indies |
| Description | Journal of Jonathan Troup: 12th September to 16th of January 1795
He treated Glenkindy's son for a cut in his thumb from a hook
He innoculated Betsy Turner who was 3 and a half months old and followed her progress
He copied various medical recipes (no source given)
He described the death of a boy after being struck on the forehead with a stone
He treated a child with burns from boiling water
He described seeing Miss Fraser with Col. Hay and remarks that she has lost her character
He read 'The Fortunate Shepherdess'
He treated John Downie for consumption
He treated a woman with a prolapsed ani
He saw a lad with pain in his stomach and emaciation
He treated Mr Sherrifs for a fracture after being thrown from his horse
He read and made notes on an 'Account of China' by Abbé Grosier (London 1788)
He read 'Voyages around the World' by [Shelwock] (1720)
He made notes on ailments
He told of a violent dysentery among the fishers of Tory [sic]
He read Lady Glover's Journey to Constantinople (1756)
He read James Riddoch, Minister of St Pauls in Aberdeen (2 vols 1782)
He treated John Middleton of Tory for dysentery but he died
He treated a child with an itch
He treated Mr Lumsden for dropsy
He treated an 11 year old girl for venereal scorbutic blotches
He treated a butcher with mania
He treated a 22 year old sailor who had been suffocated by the sulphur in coals, he died
He remarked that John Allan's father died of dysentery
He scooped a pea out of the nostril of a 1 and a half year old boy
He took a beard of bear (barley) out of a man's ear
He treated a soldier of the Duke of Gordon's Fencibles for a blow on the nose bone
He treated Mrs Donald for asthma and cough and expectoration but she died
He treated Mr Simmers fir gout but he died
He treated a 10 year old girl with a scalded head
A child who was taking mercury pills for scurvy died
He treated a woman who was vomiting from walking in wet feet in the snow
He treated Mr Smith for a cold but he died 10 days later
He had a dispute with Mr Jameson over his account
He treated a man who had been stuck on the scorbicula cordis and stomach when kicked by a horse
He transcribed song lyrics (no source given)
He tells of a 'singular case' of the root of the first molaris extracted
He made notes on the effect of wind on the body
He read 'Winter Evening's Entertainment' (3 vols 1753)
He saw a 9 month old who was teething and had a convulsive fit but died 8 days later
He treated survivors from a ship wreck
He treated a 7 month old child for a fever
He innoculated several children aged from 16 days old to 24 years old
He treated a 14 month old with boils after a bad confluent pox
He treated a boy with a broken leg which got infected
He treated a man with an asthmatic cough
He made notes in English and Latin regarding moles
There are several pages of doodles, practice calligraphy and sketches
Account for medicines
Notes regarding divine conduct
Poems and songs with some music |
| Access Status | Open |
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