William Thornton Re-examined by Bob Arnebeck

  The Doctor Examined, or Why William Thornton Did Not Design the Octagon House or the Capitol by Bob Arnebeck Table of Contents Chapter Twelve: On the heights of Mount Chimborazo Capitol in 1800 "When that great and excellent man died, Thomas Law Esquire (brother to Lord Ellenborough) and his lady who was the grand-daughter of Mrs. Washington, called on me to visit the Genl. as a friend and physician, for he was dying of the croup. I departed in fullest confidence of being able to relieve him, by tracheotomy...." The General died on December 14, 1799. Thornton began his remembrance, written as if it was intended for publication in England, sometime after 1802. That's when Edward Law became a Lord and he remained one until he died in 1815. One of the attending physicians, Dr. Dick, also recommend opening the General's throat, but the senior physician said the General would not endure that. The family called on three physicians to treat the General's cr...