The Cullen Project | [ID:1144] From: Dr William Grieve (Grieves) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Betty Tweedie (Patient) / 25 May 1775 / (Incoming)

[ID:1144] From: Dr William Grieve (Grieves) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Betty Tweedie (Patient) / 25 May 1775 / (Incoming)

Letter from W. Grieve concerning the case of Miss Betty Tweedie, and recounting a letter he has received from her father detailing some of her other symptoms.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	1144
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/245
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	25 May 1775
Annotation	None
Type	Authorial original
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
Recipe	No
Regimen	No
Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Letter from W. Grieve concerning the case of Miss Betty Tweedie, and recounting a letter he has received from her father detailing some of her other symptoms.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:21]	Case of Miss Tweedie with a 'Rheumatic Complaint' after getting cold in church.	3

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1405]	Author	Dr William Grieve (Grieves)
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1406]	Patient	Miss Betty Tweedie
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1405]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Grieve (Grieves)
[PERS ID:1414]	Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend	Mr Tweedie

Places linked to this document

Role in document	Specific Place	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing		Peebles	Borders	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Dear Sir

I have this Morning received
Yours and am very happy in having your
approbation of Miss Tweedies treatment. I have
not seen her since I wrote you but have accounts
every Second or third day from her Father
By a letter I had on tuesday I find there
is a Symptom I think it very necessary
you should be made acquainted with, hear
his own words --- "Last Night Betty got
"almost no Sleep by an unremetting Cough
& Sick fits. About 2 in the Morning She
got some rest and her Complaints have been

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"gentle through the Day, she expectorates
"easyer and her Pulse slower -- he adds
Rheumatic Pains for sometime attacked her
feet which I imagine procured the present
relief --

Since this illness began she has not
had the least symptom of Rheumatism, I
beg your Opinion by Saturdays Post upon
this symptom -- are we to endeavour to
Sollicite Rheumatism to the extremitys, &
how are we to proceed ----

I am
Dr Sir
Your most
Obedient Humble Servant --

W Grieve

Peebles 25 May 1775

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Doctor Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh

Grieve of Peebles
about
Miss Tweedie.
May 1775
V. iv p. 2.

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Dear Sir

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"gentle through the Day, she expectorates
"easyer and her Pulse slower -- he adds
Rheumatic Pains for sometime attacked her
feet which I imagine procured the present
relief --

I am
Dr Sir
Your most
Ob.n H. Servant --

W Grieve

Peebles 25 May 1775

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Doctor Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh

Grieve of Peebles
about
Miss Tweedie.
May 1775
V. iv p. 2.

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