The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1275] From: Dr James Kenneth Saunders / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient), Mr George Abercromby (Abercrombie) (Patient) / 19 May 1776 / (Incoming)
Letter from James Saunders concerning the case of General Abercrombie's niece, asking for Cullen's experience in treating chorea. Saunders also thanks Cullen for advice he gave on a published paper on the medical use of electricity (details in footnote).
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1275 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/372 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 19 May 1776 |
| 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 James Saunders concerning the case of General Abercrombie's niece, asking for Cullen's experience in treating chorea. Saunders also thanks Cullen for advice he gave on a published paper on the medical use of electricity (details in footnote). |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:661] |
Case of the eight-year-old niece of General Abercrombie who has involuntary movements and weakness in her face and left side diagnosed as Chorea. |
4 |
| [Case ID:2149] |
Case of Mr George Abercromby with a broken leg. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:596] | Author | Dr James Kenneth Saunders |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:597] | Patient | |
| [PERS ID:3498] | Patient | Mr George Abercromby (Abercrombie) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:596] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr James Kenneth Saunders |
| [PERS ID:598] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | General Abercrombie (Abercromby) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Banff (Bamf) | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Peterhead | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I am much obligd to you for your Letter of the 11th
your having seen so many Patients in the Chorea made
me anxious to know how they had ended & my little Patient
is a fine Child & I much attachd to all the Family -- She is
now movd to her Parents to the Country & in a Week
they go to Peterhead where sea bathing will be regularly
applied –– It seemd to agree with her when here, she had
the glow after it & more the use of her Legs for some
minutes therafter –– The effects of but a small Dose
of the Cuprum was always to sicken her nevertheless we
persisted in it for ten Days with no success –– Under these
fits of sickness she had more of the Chorea _ The Electri¬
city was carefuly applied for two Weeks before she left this
& in that time she was sensibly better ––– If she shall fall
off any thing the Week she stays at home it will
be begun at Peterhead & you shall be advisd of the
success ––– She is presently taking the [mars preparatus?]
but no entreaty will make her take the Cuprum or
Cortex
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I had an opportunity of {illeg} (↑seeing↑) the good effects of the
Cuprum lately in an Epilepsy in a young Woman
the Valerian Sylvester given in {illeg} substance put off
the Fitts while she used it the Cuprum was afterwards
found with it, some months ago, & they have not returned
I am much obligd to you for your friendly observes on
the stile & Language of the Electrical Cases 1 –– I did not
know they were yet publishd having seen none of the
Commentarys lately I dare say there are many such
Errors in them, but how could I give you any trouble
about them? –– I can only answer for their being
all fairly related –– The last one you never saw &
was the Case of Mr George Abercromby who had the Os Femors broke
broke at Edinburgh 2 or 3 years ago ––
My best wishes
attend all your Family & with the most grateful sense
of all your Favours I am with all possible esteem
Dear Sir
Your most obedient & obligd
humble Servant
[Page 3]
Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
With General Abercrombys compliments
& if Doctor Cullen pleases to send an
answer on Saturday to Georges Square
the General will forward the same to
Banff
George Square
22 May 1776
Dr Saunders. [Q.?]
General Abercrombie's
Neice. 19th May 1776
Vol Vth p.33
Notes:
1: See ‘An Account of the Effects of Electricity in Different Diseases by Dr James Saunders, Physician in Banff’ in the Medical and Philosophical Commentaries, [Volume 3 of 3] By a Society in Edinburgh. (London: 1780), p. 393. Any earlier publication untraced. Cullen had evidently provided some editorial input.
Diplomatic Text
I am much obligd to you for your Letter of the 11th
your having seen so many Patients in the Chorea made
me anxious to know how they had ended & my little Patient
is a fine Child & I much attachd to all the Family -- She is
now movd to her Parents to the Country & in a Week
they go to Peterhead where sea bathing will be regularly
applied –– It seemd to agree with her when here, she had
the glow after it & more the use of her Legs for some
minutes therafter –– The effects of but a small Dose
of the Cuprum was always to sicken her nevertheless we
persisted in it for ten Days with no success –– Under these
fits of sickness she had more of the Chorea _ The Electri¬
city was carefuly applied for two Weeks before she left this
& in that time she was sensibly better ––– If she shall fall
off any thing the Week she stays at home it will
be begun at Peterhead & you shall be advisd of the
success ––– She is presently taking the [mars preparatus?]
but no entreaty will make her take ye Cuprum or
Cortex
[Page 2]
I had an opportunity of {illeg} (↑seeing↑) the good effects of the
Cuprum lately in an Epilepsy in a young Woman
the Valerian Sylvester given in {illeg} substance put off
the Fitts while she used it the Cuprum was afterwards
found with it, some months ago, & they have not returned
I am much obligd to you for your friendly observes on
the stile & Language of the Electrical Cases 1 –– I did not
know they were yet publishd having seen none of the
Commentarys lately I dare say there are many such
Errors in them, but how could I give you any trouble
about them? –– I can only answer for their being
all fairly related –– The last one you never saw &
was the Case of Mr George Abercromby who had ye Os Femors broke
broke at Edinr 2 or 3 years ago ––
My best wishes
attend all your Family & with the most grateful sense
of all your Favours I am with all possible esteem
Dear Sir
Your most obedt & obligd
hulle Servt.
[Page 3]
Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
With Gl Abercrombys complts
& if Doctor Cullen pleases to send an
answer on Saturday to Georges Square
the General will forward the same to
Banff
George Square
22 May 1776
Dr Saunders. [Q.?]
Genl Abercrombie's
Neice. 19th May 1776
Vol Vth p.33
Notes:
1: See ‘An Account of the Effects of Electricity in Different Diseases by Dr James Saunders, Physician in Banff’ in the Medical and Philosophical Commentaries, [Volume 3 of 3] By a Society in Edinburgh. (London: 1780), p. 393. Any earlier publication untraced. Cullen had evidently provided some editorial input.
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