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Queen Victoria writes in the third-person praising the doctor attending the labour of a woman called Minnie. She states she is ‘very glad to hear Minnie is going on so well & had the inestimable blessing of chloroform which no one can ever be sufficiently grateful for. Dr Graeme is an admirable & particularly pleasant Dr. the Queen has heard from many people. Harriet may certainly come to the Drawing room. The Queen has given a similar permission to Mrs Biddulph’. It is unclear who Minnie was. We can assume she was a woman of high standing because only the wealthy could afford an obstetrician. She could have been one of the Queen’s ladies in waiting.
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- Extent:
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175
225
- Identifier:
- MS/1191
- Access:
- Open Access
- Transcription:
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Windsor Castle
Dec: 21.1859
The Queen is very glad
to hear that Miriam [?]
is going on so well.
I had the inestimable
blessing of chloroform
I so [?, underlined] once have never [underlined]
been sufficiently grateful
for. Dr Graeme is [underlined]
an admirable & far [?]
tirelessly pleasant Dr
The Queen [?] has heard
from many people.
Harriet may certainly [underlined]
come to thank [? ?] from
the Queen’s having faced [?]
a similar perception
to [??]
Written by
Queen – on
my first
baby’s (Victoria’s)
birth
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