Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-11-22
: remain yours sincerely,
HORACE W RRAMHAM-n


HORACE w. BRAMHAM."
Now thinl, all candid men will admit that the
ahoye IS pretty complimentary, 70 man already three
years IN the full tide OF total prostraton." II re-
Sumed the practice Of physc there, as ruafte,. Of
course he SFoutd h1re TO g,et il. Could any profess
alunal skill, command among the higl-minied people
OF hl6cmalc, such prompt patronage rs is here I'M
cPnlVocaiiy Implied, Tor whose character vas
''CntlrCly prustratc,i?"
But, again DR.. BraharI saws in his CcDosito,, that
he [Dr. WatIiHs1 bctorc he left the county had
tortalcdthe good opinion and respect OF all who knew
nm. anu i'll former deposition, for Dr. BraIahaIn
mas mao tic1 long GTvcCrs nj me- he states
'Qcstion 1. Nv plaintiff agent After the plaintiff
LDr. Watknsl had settled in Abcmare and made
expensive arrangements for residing there, did not
his wife urge linn to remove to Tennessee, or make
repeated and expensive trips to that stste?"
'"tnSwcr--GEs sHE piD.' But. rc-cxamncd by
thC defendant agent
"Q@stion.-Was not DR.. Watkins Of rowing dis
position aud was he not sometimes compelled to move
by total proslratlCn of his character"
.4ngre|-T believe he was of a roviov disnosito,,.
ana further believe he compelled remove from
Abcmare by the great loss OF reputation and popula-
Hty, winch would have rendered longer residence
impoitlc Improbable and undesirable.
According to Dr. Branharn, was ..pyrc7o 70 If :a
lrgmia first by my wiir--but when regulated bv 4
Ie"d''E qnesiirn-hc snys I was comDcIicd bv less
-tdaDln causes. Nov the fact is, that was ..irr-
ca. as first answered by Bramhanl. I publ sbea,
about the month Of May IuDc 1921, in the Char
ofesvhIc newspaper "a notice, that / must i'm future
decline thc practice, in nil castr except to wind I'm
nose To Wllch my attention stood already plcdrcJ-
h"iy letters from the most respectable chaTactcrs
u -ibcnarlc, and elsewhere, were afterwards sent
me- and 7hewn 10 Dir. Bramham, rcolc ting its with
tra"ai, and urging to practice. The following
correspondence US a sample Is here in point, viz
"GIeamOre, June 20.
MY DEAR SIR Enclosed, agreeable to your do
sie sondyou my last years account for medical ser
wees but must pray You to excuse for dcclininrt
Eaij 'hc servant to whom You now call my attention
have been induced already to decline general prac-
Gt". In" necessity for this unexpected course d-7v
SIR. properly understood, would rather call forth
your sympathy than CensurC--which il would dccDl,,
EleVc nc to mort or,rcccivc on an an7 occasion.
cannot cO7clude NY answer TO your note bcoevor
without remGr!,ln@ thut if my humble efforts in nv
profession, have been fortunate as to reach vorr
apTooltion, III 50 mich as TO induce belief tLat
To'ght on any future occasion be Of service 20 YOU il
VIII add 10 MY happiness To bo permitted 10 make Won
On exception to Tnt general rule, and perhaps few
others OF my friends. am with the sincere cfo1
aud respect. your friend and ob't scrv't.
Til. G.. Walk ms.
TO NR. JEEFF-soS, 5To~TjcgaLo."
70 his lie following answer was returned
q" EDf.c"iio, JUpc 2S, 1921.
"DEaa Docr.-I have duly read your letter, an
louucing TO me Your determination Of withdrawing
0-r ~ 0ra -.-, 81. medicine ORC vs~~-2 uo'i-s