The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1290] From: James Douglas / To: Mr Robert Hunter (of Thurston) / Regarding: Mr James Hunter (Patient) / 18 June 1776 / (Incoming)
Letter from James Douglas to Robert Hunter, concerning the case of Hunter's brother James. Douglas describes bleeding the patient, and mentions seeing 'the opinion of Dr Cullen, last Post'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1290 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/387 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 18 June 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 Douglas to Robert Hunter, concerning the case of Hunter's brother James. Douglas describes bleeding the patient, and mentions seeing 'the opinion of Dr Cullen, last Post'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:767] |
Case of James Hunter of Thurston (brother of Robert) whose catarrh turns to asthma and dropsy and who is advised to travel south. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:637] | Author | James Douglas |
| [PERS ID:635] | Addressee | Mr Robert Hunter (of Thurston) |
| [PERS ID:636] | Patient | Mr James Hunter |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:336] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Ivie Campbell |
| [PERS ID:637] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | James Douglas |
| [PERS ID:635] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Robert Hunter (of Thurston) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Ayr (Air) | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Thurso | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
I had the Honour of seeing the
opinion of Dr Cullen, last Post, In the Case of your
Brother my good Friend, in consequence of which
I Blooded him yesterday, & to my great surprize
found his Blood, after it was Cold, with a con¬
siderable inflammatory Buff on it, its crasea¬
mentum rather friable as otherwise, I at first
only took about five ounces, in six Hours after,
took six ounces more, which had the same
appearance. –– His Urine all along rather
Limpid, & all along rather an increas'd Breath¬
ing, the last Night gave him his Vomit, that
operated tolerably well) tho' he is not easily
Vomited) After Vomiting he took thirty Drops of
the Paregoric Elixir; He had very bad sleep with
frightful Ideas, that confused him all this morn¬
ing that makes me believe his Complaint rather
a Hydrops Pectoris, than any thing else, Dr. Campbell
proposes Bark Bitters, & to continue his former Plan,
When the affairs of your own family, will admit
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admit of it, I will be glad to see you here, as
I think, a Journey to Bristol, or some where
South, would be useful to your Brother,
I forgot to mention that Mr. Hunters stomach
is much fallen off ––
I am Dr. Sir
your most obedient humble servant
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Robert Hunter Esqr of Thursto
New Town of
Edinburgh
Mr Douglas Q.
Alexr Spalding Gordon Esqr
18 June 1776
Case of Mr Hunter
of Air
18th June 1776
Vol. Vth p.106
Diplomatic Text
I had the Honour of seeing the
opinion of Dr Cullen, last Post, In the Case of your
Brother my good Friend, in consequence of which
I Blooded him yesterday, & to my great surprize
found his Blood, after it was Cold, with a con¬
siderable inflammatory Buff on it, its crasea¬
mentum rather friable as otherwise, I at first
only took about five ounces, in six Hours after,
took six ounces more, which had the same
appearance. –– His Urine all along rather
Limpid, & all along rather an increas'd Breath¬
ing, the last Night gave him his Vomit, that
operated tolerably well) tho' he is not easily
Vomited) After Vomiting he took thirty Drops of
the Paregoric Elixir; He had very bad sleep with
frightful Ideas, that confused him all this morn¬
ing that makes me believe his Complaint rather
a Hydrops Pectoris, than any thing else, Dr. Campbell
proposes Bark Bitters, & to continue his former Plan,
When the affairs of your own family, will admit
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admit of it, I will be glad to see you here, as
I think, a Journey to Bristol, or some where
South, would be useful to your Brother,
I forgot to mention that Mr. Hunters stomach
is much fallen off ––
I am Dr. Sir
your most obedt humble servt
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Robert Hunter Esqr of Thursto
New Town of
Edinburgh
Mr Douglas Q.
Alexr Spalding Gordon Esqr
18 June 1776
Case of Mr Hunter
of Air
18th June 1776
Vol. Vth p.106
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