Dr. James (Jim) Robert Ronald McCrindle Collection
Category
Archival Items
Communication
Ephemera
Classification
Archival Items
Communication
Ephemera
Accession Number
005009009 a-b
Description
A hand written thank-you letter (a) from a patient to Dr. McCrindle in an envelope; hand writing very difficlut to read on both sides of the paper and folded to fit the envelope (b).
A hand written thank-you letter (a) from a patient to Dr. McCrindle in an envelope; hand writing very difficlut to read on both sides of the paper and folded to fit the envelope (b).
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - letter (unfolded) - Size: Length 28.0 x Width 21.5
b - envelope - Size: Length 15.0 cm x Width 8.9 cm
Provenance
A patient sent this letter to Dr. McCrindle to thank him for treatment.
Maker
Mrs. W. E. Dodd
Dates
1942
circa 1942
Date Remarks
The letter is dated.
Material
paper; white
ink: black, brown
Inscriptions
Printed on the envelope: "Dr McCrindle // 12 East Ave // [illeg]" "KINGSTON // 27 JLY // 11-AM // 1942 // JAMAICA" printed on a postmark on the envelope; "HALF-WAY-TREE // JY 27 // 42 // JAMAICA" printed in a circle on the back of the envelope. ; letter: "[illeg] // Cross Roads // 24 - 7 42 // Bless you, Doctor, for your wonderful act // of goodness. It is just as if you know // that this has been a chief anxiety for // I feel sad it is my Eddie's account. // God make you happy all your years. // There is no doctpr who has ever had my // confidence. I always felt I [illeg] But // in no other doctor have I real confidnece // Thank you a million as the Yanks say. // Geoff is a sub - lieut. in the Naval // enlist. His job is on the examination // ship in [illeg] 5 days + 4 in Kingsotn. // Dorothy + her husband are separated. his // will end in divorce. They live a cat + // dog life. This is very confidential for // we are not telling the miserable news // until it is legal. // May I say thanks a million again. // Yours sincerely // Hilda Doad [illeg]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #8
Condition Remarks
A few discolourations; the flap on the envelope is torn.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. McCrindle was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1862 but moved to Scotland in 1882 where he graduated with his degree in general medicine and surgery from the University of Glasgow in 1885; he returned to Jamaica in 1904; this collection accompanies 1989.10.1.