28 March 1904 diary of Dr John Stewart Muir (1845-1938) of Selkirk

Letter from Patrick¹

Had a much better night with 2 Ankik + Heroin tablets² + felt quite different. Temp 99.4 at 6. Rose after breakfast + remained up all day. Did some accounts posting with Dora.³ Cough still troublesome. Geo. Rodger⁴ + Mr Ross⁵ called at tea time. Fine in morning but very wet after 2. Jean⁶ drove to Kirkhope Howford⁷ + took Nancy,⁸ Maud Logan⁹ + Fairy¹⁰ with her.

¹ Patrick Rodger Stewart ‘Pat’ Muir (1879-1961), Dr Muir’s only son, living in New Zealand since 1902.

² It is unclear what this medication was.

³ Andrina Dorothy ‘Dora’ Muir (1882-1978), Dr Muir’s youngest daughter.

⁴ Assume George Frederick Eck Rodger (1873-1956), son of George Rodger and Elizabeth Charlotte Eck. George Rodger junior was at one time the proprietor of Bridgelands, Selkirk.

⁵ Assume the Reverend Andrew Ross (1871-1942), Church of Scotland clergyman, who had moved to Selkirk in 1903 and lived at Ettrick Terrace with his wife Elizabeth Elder Ross née Sinclair.

⁶ Jane Henderson Logan ‘Jean’ Pike née Muir (1877-1941), Dr Muir’s eldest daughter.

⁷ Howford, Kirkhope, Selkirkshire.

⁸ Agnes Amelia ‘Nancy’ Roberts née Muir (1878-1948), Dr Muir’s second daughter.

⁹ Maud Logan is so far unidentified.

¹⁰ Euphemia Cranston ‘Fairy’ Roberts née Greenwood (1877-1916), wife of Charles Henry ‘Charlie’ Roberts (1877-1954), tweed manufacturer.

[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/7, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1904]