Doctor Clift | August 28, 2009
We arrived at Fort Frederick late this past evening, barely being settled in the barracks there before a great rainstorm barraged us. Today I will be attending to the men who are stationed here with their general maladies, as well as receiving the meager provisions for medicines sent from Annapolis towne. The trip from Cumberland […]
Doctor Clift | August 22, 2009
The monotony of this place may certainly be my downfall. General distempers, melancholies, bleeding piles, and the occassional venereal ailment seem to be a continuous repeat daily, in addition to the shavings all men must endure. I dare say that is a most interesting time opposed to others, as I may speak with the men […]
charlotte | August 22, 2009
My Dearest Brother William- I trust that this letter finds you in good spirits and better health. It had seemed that in your last letter you had taken on a bit of the melancholy yourself, and had planned on bleeding yourself a few ounces to rectify your constitution. I do hope this has restored your […]
Doctor Clift | August 20, 2009
Last weekend I had the great opportunity to play Doctor at Old Bedford Village in Bedford, PA. While mostly a 19th Century site, it is also the location of old Fort Raystown- an outpost during the French and Indian War. I was given the Apothecary shop to operate my “hospital” from, but to also discuss […]
Doctor Clift | August 20, 2009
It seems appropriate when starting such a journal as this, to provide a basic amount of backstory to make sense of the things that are to come as I continue to write. For the purposes of those reading, my name is Doctor William Clift, Surgeon to his Majesty’s provincial forces serving in the Wilderness, currently […]
