Papers of David Skene: correspondence: Letter from David Skene to his father, Andrew Skene Letter from David Skene, Edinburgh, to Andrew Skene (his father) in which he states that he received money from Mr Dundas and gave him a receipt; his health is a good deal better since he arrived in Edinburgh; the professors are advancing quickly through their lectures and it keeps him employed; there were more amputations in the infirmary, he describes their methods; he describes a man who died complaining of intense griping pains in his belly. When he was laid open, they found a large schirrous on his colon, 22 December 1751. 22 December 1751