1From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 17 May 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
A chronical complaint which has been troublesome for some time has within a few days become too much so to be longer unattended to. I must ask your advice in it therefore as soon as you can come with convenience. it disables me from going out either on horseback or in a carriage. friendly & respectful salutns MHi .
2From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 16 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Th. Jefferson presents his compliments to Dr Dunglison and begs leave to introduce to him Dr Caldwell one of the Professors of Transylvania College. He is highly considered in that institution, and very justly so. He is anxious to see our establishment, and especially to become acquainted with its professors, which good office, Th. J. requests Dr Dunglison to render him. Th. J. is going on...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 21 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I am quite at a loss how to write to D r Greenhow. I have examined his whole correspondence and do not find that he has spoken of an injection shewing the vessels of the head, ready to be sent. I inclose you his last letter and must await your advice what to call for from him. you will observe that he has probably given orders for the Plaister Cranium to be sent on from Philadelphia. altho he...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 29 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your letter of the 28 th covering a petition to which the names of many of the Students of the University are underwritten, asking for a vacation from the 4 th of July for the space of ten days or more, at the discretion of the Faculty By the act of the Legislature establishing the University it’s government is committed to a board of Visitors with authority to establish...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 2 July 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I find myself now as well as I have been for several months, or as I probably shall be for months to come. the remains of my complaint will wear off slowly. all this is from your kind attentions, to which you have still to add that of informing me what compensation I shall make you; in this I pray you to do justice to yourself as it will place me at ease with myself and be the greatest favor...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 4 July 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your kind lre of the 2 d seems to forbid all further controversy on the subject of compensation for your late trouble. in asking your attentions so freely I had no doubt of permission to remunerate them, and should have been much happier in that permission. the remembrance of them, however long gratefully, is but a meagre equivalent. against the last sentence of your letter however I must...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 8 July 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I find I had been too sanguine in believing that my complaint was wearing off. the symptoms within 2. or 3. days past have returned with force. I must again ask your assistance and in the express hope that it will be kindly yielded on the condn in my last letter that the same remunern will be taken as in other cases. ViU .
8From James Madison to Robley Dunglison, 27 August 1825 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of June 30. came duly to hand, with the vial of tincture you obligingly sent, for the Servant with a swelled neck. The vial being now exhausted I obey your request, in observing that the patient has been much benefited by the medicine. The tumor tho’ not entirely removed is greatly abated; and the eyes which for some time, during the use of the tincture, became more inflamed with a...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 17 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I certainly cannot say that I am well, but as much so probably as I ever shall be. I expect to be subject to vacillation of better and worse. my intervals have averaged thro’ this month an hour in the day and ¾ in the night with particular instances of 1¾ . The day before yesterday I rode about my garden in a walk half an hour, without any inconvenience at that time or since, and found it more...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Robley Dunglison, 26 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 18 th places me under great embarrasment. the fragment of life remaining to me is likely to be past in sickness and suffering. the young physicians in our neighborhood will probably be good ones in time. but time & experience as well as science are necessary to make a skilful physician, and Nature is preferable to an unskilful one. I had therefore made up my mind to trust to...