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Letter from William Curtis, London, to Dr. John Sims, 1799 June 2 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
106554
Accession number
MA 9954
Creator
Curtis, William, 1746-1799.
Display Date
London, England, 1799 June 2
Description
1 item (3 pages, with address) ; 22.0 x 18.3 cm
Notes
Curtis died 7 July 1799.
Address panel to "Dr. John Sims."
Removed from Letters written by Eminent Persons in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813; PML 136681-82.
Summary
Giving a detailed account of his illness; describing his symptoms, at length and in detail, for his self-diagnosis of dyspnea and the related issues of deglution; relating details of the doctors he has consulted, their recommendations and the medications he is taking; discussing his house on the Thames and saying it unlikely that it's proximity to the damp is the cause of his illness; concluding "...appetite gradually diminishing though I still eat sufficient, grow thinner & weaker, yet still put on a good face on a very case;" sending his regards to Mrs. Sims and his family.