| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Series |
| Ref No | MS 3027/8 |
| Title | Journal of Jonathan Troup: May 1792 |
| Date | May 1792 |
| Extent | Pages 145 - 177 |
| Creator Name | Jonathan Troup (c1764 - 1799), physician, of Aberdeen, Scotland and Dominica, West Indies |
| Description | Journal of Jonathan Troup: May 1792
He debated whether he should choose a wife in the county from the poor sort 'if she is honest so have less trouble'
He made notes from 'Picturesque Scenery' by Mr Cordiner
He saw a girl who had had no menses for 6 months. He suspects that she is pregnant
He saw a woman aged 50 with fits. She was fond of dancing and had worn out 8 young men in one night
He treated a girl with a fever. She later developed a rash
He was called to see a girl in labour. She had a retained placenta
He treated Kildrummy's servant for a swelling of his tendon
His brother is in Forres
He remarked that he is often paid in kind
He described Dr Garrick's methods of treating patients
Salmon taken on the Dee
He made the acquaintance of Peter Farquharson, advocate at Finzean
He described social calls that he made
He received news from Dominica
He visited Pannanich Wells and describes the health of visitors there to take the water
He read 'A Voyage around the World and the North West of America in 1785/6/7/8' by Capt. George Dixon (London 1789) and remarks that 'on the whole the book is not very interesting'
He made notes from 'Medical Anecdotes for the Last 30 Years' by B. Dominiceti M.D. A noble of Venice (London 1781)
He saw the girl he has a fancy for in Migvie
He passed by the site of the battle of Killiecrankie
A woman came for a blister but he would not oblige as she would not say what she wanted it for
He treated a man with lingering fever and cold
He treated a woman aged 48 who had been bleeding for 20 days
He treated a woman with jaundice. She was a great drinker
He treated a woman who was pregnant with her second child, she had a swelling in her stomach and breast
Throughout this period, hee was still debating whether to stay in Cromar or go
He read 'Freewill: Foreknowledge of fate' by Ed [Search] (London 1763)
He read 'The Travels of James Bruce esq to Abyssinia to Discover the Source of the Nile' Abridged (London 1790) |
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