DEP/DUA/1/12/26 (Transcript version)

Margaret Hunter

(1776-1777)

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Margt Hunter

This patient but very short time under our care.

And history of case does not afford room for many remarks.

From history of her disease could have little hesit in pronouncing it an affect of febrile kind.

Yet with regular & complete intermiss

From return of access. every second day appeard evid to be of tertian type.

But from not recurring regul. at any partic hour could not esteem it the legitim tertn or regul. tertian.

Such a condit of this affect howevr by no means uncommon.

And could have no hesit in pronoun. compl. of this patient to be an irreg. tertian

With regard to termin of this disease saw no circum which could be supp to threaten danger.

Had indeed before came under our care been of very consid duration.

But in respect of violence had from her acct suffered very consid dimin.

And seemd indeed to have what might be calld tendency to natural cure.

Although interm a disease much under powr of art yet sometimes happens that will resist every effort to cure.

And at last even of themselves cease.

Or at least after certain standing be [removed] with much greater facilit than before.

This has even gone such length that among vulgar reckond improp. to check them at commen.

A doctrine however which although much in saving expence of bark may be oeconom yet upon whole very improp.

Yet still must be allowd that one period at which much more readily curab. than at anoth.

And to this consid case before us to [have] advanced

In this situat thought it adviseable to put patient on use of the bark.

Directed it to be given to extent of ℥i. in doses of ℥p.

And that might be more certain of affect [premed] to employm, use of an emet.

Emet operated as might have been expectd & Peruv Bark attended with desired affect.

For after taking the quantity directed had little or no return of shivering fits.

Could not howevr absolutely depend on perman of cure.

And as patient compl. of uneasiness at stomach wished rathr to try a med of power somewhat simil than to repeat bark.

Was from these consid that put patient on use of Inf. amar.

And from this med cont tolerably easy for space of several days.

But at that time probab. from some accid occurr. a vomiting arose.

To allay this had recourse to an anod draught

And after time that patient took it had no farther return of vomiting.

As contin also free from any [threatn] of intermittnt dismissd her from any farth attendence here

Since that indeed has not continued in perfect health.

For soon after being dismissed became affectd with slight jaundice.

Which [howevr] in short time yielded to ordinary practice.

And even during easterly winds of late preval has had no threatning of intermittent