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Rheumatism

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW

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Story about a sick woman in an unthatched house, 1867

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/33
Scope and Contents Story about a sick woman in an unthatched house on MiĆ¹ghlaigh/Mingulay in which Carmichael was encouraged by 'My old friend Ruary' [Roderick MacNeil] to visit the sick woman even although Carmichael did not know her as Roderick thought she would appreciated it. On arriving at the house he was surprised that the woman was young and 'comely' but saw that she was completely paralysed with rheumatism. He also noticed that there was only a tiny amount of roof over the bed where she lay as 'The...
Dates: 1867