Record

Document Reference	Pl C 37/12
Title	Letter from William Burton, Windsor, Berkshire to John Achard; 17 Mar. 1745
Date	17 March 1745
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Describes how Miss Moore was suffering from a build-up of water which needed to be 'tapped'; writes that Mr Cowper performed the operation of making an incision and drawing off 5 quarts of liquid; it has been repeated so that she has lost about 15 quarts in all; she has cold sweats and a weak pulse, and has been taking Rhenish wine 'with some drops in it'; believes she will not survive more than 48 hours; reports that Mr [Bartholomew] Druly is much better; discusses the views of 'a learned Divine' on his method of treating Mrs Moore; thanks 'my Lord Duke' [2nd Duke of Portland?] for his 'kind consideration of my Endeavour'.
Term	medical treatments, tapping excess liquid
Term	medical conditions, excess liquid
Condition	Fragile
Related Material	Further correspondence from the writer to John Achard can be found in the Portland Collection in Nottingham University Library, reference Pw C.

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA40661	Moore; - (fl 1745); Mrs	fl 1745
NA40662	Cowper; - (fl 1745); Mr; surgeon	fl 1745
NA40663	Druly; Bartholomew (-1745); Mr; agent at Bulstrode	-1745
NA1046	Bentinck; William (1709-1762); 2nd Duke of Portland	1709-1762
NA40664	Burton; William (fl 1745-1753); Dr	fl 1745-1753
NA1049	Achard; John (-1770); tutor to 2nd Duke of Portland	-1770