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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.59 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | Fragment of a letter from David Dundas to James Dundas with news on the health and employment of friends and family |
| Date | 11 December 1780 |
| Author | Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826) |
| Recipient | Dundas, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses his wife Isabella's bathing in the sea for health reasons, describing the Russian practice. Notes that James became corpulent and compares him to "Sir. J: Falstaff." Gives news of various old friends, including one currently in India. Notes that J. Gardiner got a position in the Custom House, looking "after the East India Warehouses." |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Health and Medical Women's History Literature and Language Arts Friendship India Commerce Merchants and Trade |
| People | Dundas, David, Sir (1749-1826) Dundas, James (1752-1831) |
| Place written | Richmond London, England |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Sir David Dundas, 1st Bart of Richmond, was a doctor who was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George III in 1791. James Dundas was a lawyer in Edinburgh, Scotland, and David's younger brother. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |