The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1549] From: Captain James Maxwell / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain James Maxwell (Patient) / 21 August 1778 / (Incoming)
Letter from James Maxwell, regarding his own case. Maxwell has moved from Faskally to Baledmund.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1549 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/640 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 21 August 1778 |
| 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 Maxwell, regarding his own case. Maxwell has moved from Faskally to Baledmund. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:779] |
Case of Captain James Maxwell of Faskally who has a chest complaint for which he takes a course of goat whey. |
13 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2372] | Author | Captain James Maxwell |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2372] | Patient | Captain James Maxwell |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Baledmund | Pitlochry | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
| Destination of Letter | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Mentioned / Other | Gibraltar | Europe | certain | |||
| Mentioned / Other | Dunkeld | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Faskally | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Baledmund | Pitlochry | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place of Handstamp | Dunkeld | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
I wrote you sometime ago of my having
left Faskally & taken this Place & likewise the State of my
Health at that time but I suppose the Letter has miscarried
as I received no Answer. I therefore trouble you again to let
you know that I cannot get quit of the Cough which although
it has been almost gone two or three times has always
returned and sometimes with double Violence; this, without any
Pain in my Breast further than what I have often experienced
from a common Cold. I spit very thick yellow Matter in the
morning & about a fourthnight ago had a severe natural
purging & Puking since which time I think my Stomach
rather easier. My Hand is now very steady & my Eyesight
little or nothing affected. I wish to know if applying a
Blister or a Burgundy Pitch Plaister betwixt my Shoulders
would not be a mean of removing the Cough or if you will
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allow me to try the Bark which I took at Gibraltar in decoction
with a little styptick tincture & from which I felt great
Benefit to my Stomach by the strengthening which the Cough
might perhaps be removed for I believe the Goat whey by itself
will not bring it about notwithstanding I have it in the
greatest Perfection possible at this time of year which was
a principal motive in my leaving Faskally.
If you advise this I can have Bark made up at Dunkeld.
I beg to hear from you & am
Sir
your most obedient
humble Servant
Dr Cullen
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Doctor Cullen Physician
at his House
Edinburgh
Capt. J. Maxwell
21. Aug. 1778.
Vol. 9. p. 39.
Diplomatic Text
I wrote you sometime ago of my having
left Faskally & taken this Place & likewise the State of my
Health at that time but I suppose the Letter has miscarried
as I received no Answer. I therefore trouble you again to let
you know that I cannot get quit of the Cough which although
it has been almost gone two or three times has always
returned and sometimes with double Violence; this, without any
Pain in my Breast further than what I have often experienced
from a common Cold. I spit very thick yellow Matter in the
morning & about a fourthnight ago had a severe natural
purging & Puking since which time I think my Stomach
rather easier. My Hand is now very steady & my Eyesight
little or nothing affected. I wish to know if applying a
Blister or a Burgundy Pitch Plaister betwixt my Shoulders
would not be a mean of removing the Cough or if you will
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allow me to try the Bark which I took at Gibraltar in decoction
with a little styptick tincture & from which I felt great
Benefit to my Stomach by the strengthening which the Cough
might perhaps be removed for I believe the Goat whey by itself
will not bring it about notwithstanding I have it in the
greatest Perfection possible at this time of year which was
a principal motive in my leaving Faskally.
If you advise this I can have Bark made up at Dunkeld.
I beg to hear from you & am
Sir
your most obedient
humble Servant
Dr Cullen
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Doctor Cullen Physician
at his House
Edinburgh
Capt. J. Maxwell
21. Aug. 1778.
Vol. 9. p. 39.
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