The Cullen Project | [ID:1799] From: Mr John Rowand / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Rowand (Patient) / 3 January 1780 / (Incoming)

[ID:1799] From: Mr John Rowand / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Rowand (Patient) / 3 January 1780 / (Incoming)

Letter from John Rowand concerning his own case. He suffers from chest complaints and is convinced his condition is 'Nervos" (Nervous). Similar phonetic spellings throughout. Asks for reply to be directed to him 'in Maxwell St.' Glasgow. Poor literacy and the mode of signing off suggest that he is a 'servant'.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	1799
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/879
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	3 January 1780
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 John Rowand concerning his own case. He suffers from chest complaints and is convinced his condition is 'Nervos" (Nervous). Similar phonetic spellings throughout. Asks for reply to be directed to him 'in Maxwell St.' Glasgow. Poor literacy and the mode of signing off suggest that he is a 'servant'.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:1228]	Case of Mr John Rowand senior who has a cough and asthma.	3

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:519]	Author	Mr John Rowand
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:519]	Patient	Mr John Rowand
[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		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Mentioned / Other	Maxwell Street	Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place of Handstamp		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	inferred

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Dear Sir

Glasgow January 3:rd 1780

I have ben this sume years bad in the
winter, this three years past I have been pritey well in sumer -
My Complaint is if I catch cold I am extremly bad with a coch
which I belive not to be removed this three Outums my could
brogt One me a fevar which continued ten or twelve Days
& was obliged to blood. I have been varey bad this seven weeks
& it has brought one me ane Asmay so that ↑I↑ slipt but little
I am not now got rather beter but this asmay still continuing
which I take to be a Nervos troble by the ways that it
affects me it often brings on cramps in hands and legs
and when the the Coch comes on all in a sudent like a kinko
which affects my body all over it brings on a costiveness
and I am obiged every night or every other night to take a pill to
keep me ane opene belly otherwise I wold cos altogether
as I am Sertane that my complent is Nervos qorry wold it
be proper to take the prescribing barks either in a tincture or
Boulos or if any thing you shall Judge proper to prescribr¬
ibe so good as to advise me of. I wish yow my compliments of
the Season and I am

Dear Sir your Humble and
most obedient Servant

John Rowand Senior

Direct for me in
Maxwel Street Glasguo
post paid

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To
Dr. Wm. Cullen
Professor of Medicine
Edinburgh

✍
Mr Rowand.
January1780
X. p. 140.

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Dr Sr

Glasgow January 3:rd 1780

Dr Sr your Humble and
most obedient Servant

John Rowand Senr.

Direct for me in
Maxwel Street Glasguo
post pd

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To
Dr. Wm. Cullen
Professor of Medicine
Edinburgh

✍
Mr Rowand.
Jany.1780
X. p. 140.

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