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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.39 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | Isabella Dundas to James Dundas updating him on the condition of friends caught in a fire |
| Date | 15 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, writing about the grim prospects of several people, particularly Bessy (see GLC02546.35). Explains that she is writing on behalf of her husband who could "say nothing but what adds pain to his mind." The scenes she describes "numb the Soul by the accumulation of misery." |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Women's History Health and Medical Injury or Wound Disaster Woman Author Mental Health |
| 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 with additional remarks on friends who had been caught in a fire |