A collection of affidavits and certificates, relative to the wonderful cure of Mrs. Ann Mattingly : which took place in the city of Washington, D.C. on the tenth of March, 1824.

  • William Matthews
Date:
1824
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Credit: A collection of affidavits and certificates, relative to the wonderful cure of Mrs. Ann Mattingly : which took place in the city of Washington, D.C. on the tenth of March, 1824. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    28 10th (.lay of this month, he was informed that Mrs. Mattingly was suddenly restored to perfect health, tliat he called to see her oa the evening of ^he same day, and on entering her cham- ber, she took him by the hand, meeting liim with a cheerful countenance and assured this deponent that she was in perfect health. That this deponent saw Mrs. Mattingly, on the se- venteenth day of this month, down stairs, for the first time in five or six ye »rs, in a company of ladies and gentlemen in her brother’s parlour, and that, on that and subsequent occa- sions, she presented to this deponent the appearance of a healthy woman. Given under my hand and seal, the day and year as above written. ENOCH REYNOLDS. [Seal.] No. 11. DR. WILLIAM JONES. In the summer of 1817, I examined a tumour, seated in M rs. Mattingly’s left mamma, and was of opinion, at the time, that it partook of a schirrous character. Some months subse- quent to this examination, I was called to visit her, and found her with pain in the side and breast. The tumour had become painful, and the pectoral muscle somewhat contracted. Af- ter prescribing for those symptorhs several months, and the disease continuing to resist, I requested the attendance of Doctors Blake, and Schaaf; what their opinions were of the case, I do not recollect; but the treatment suggested by them, produced no improvement in the patient. During Mrs. Mat- tingly’s illness, (but at what period, I am not prepared to state,) her complaint assumed a more formidable aspect; the stomach became irritable, and began to eject large quantities of blood; sometimes florid, but mostly grumuus and fetid. When this last symptom presented, I was of opinion, that it was vicarious, and not until convinced by Mrs. Mattingly, that the functions of the uterus continued to be performed, (except when she was very much reduced,) did I abandon it. Dr. M’Williams, wdio also visited her in consultation with me, and witnessed the continual discharge of blood, &c. was of opinion, that her case was hopeless, and simply advised the use of palliatives. I concurred, and having observed laudanum to mitigate her suffering more than any other medicine, direct- - ed its use to be continued pro re nata. Notwithstanding our opinion, that the disease was not with- in the control of medicine, I continued to call occasionally, but had not done so for some months prior to the first instant, when I was particularly requested, by her brother, to see her.