| Description Of Item | A letter from MA Hetherington, written on November 19 from Clifton Parsonage, Workington. The letter is addressed to Thomas Laycock and is a request for advice about the health of MA Hetherington’s son [John], who Thomas Laycock had previously seen in Edinburgh. Her son’s health had improved on a trip to Scarborough, but he now had piles and a fever. It is mentioned that he was blind in one eye. He was also being treated by William Lindlow Dickinson. She also describes her daughter’s rheumatism and neuralgic pain. MA Hetherington mentions Thomas Laycock’s own poor health. The letter is written across two sheets of paper: one sheet has a black mourning border. Thomas Laycock has written ‘Albino’ and ‘Rheumatic’ on this sheet. |