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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:1856] From: Miss Isabel Mutter (Bess) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Dr Thomas Mutter (Reverend) (Patient) / 23 May 1780 / (Incoming)

Letter from Bess Mutter concerning the case of her father, Revd. [Dr] Mutter of Dumfries who has suffered an event which has left him speechless and with his face paralysed.

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FieldData
DOC ID 1856
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/935
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date23 May 1780
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Letter from Bess Mutter concerning the case of her father, Revd. [Dr] Mutter of Dumfries who has suffered an event which has left him speechless and with his face paralysed.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:9]
Case of Dr Thomas Mutter who has suffered 'a palsy' (stroke).
14


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:473]AuthorMiss Isabel Mutter (Bess)
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:472]PatientDr Thomas Mutter (Reverend)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:473]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMiss Isabel Mutter (Bess)
[PERS ID:474]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMrs Isabel Mutter

Places linked to this document

Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Dumfries Borders Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place of Handstamp Dumfries Borders Scotland Europe certain

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Sir


My father haveing been very in¬
different in his health this winter, Mrs Mutter
thinks it proper to aply to you for your opinion
by this time you are pretty well acquainted with
his constitution, as far as I am capable I shall give
you an account of the state he is and has been in
he is much subject to a looseness some times too a
great degree for eight or ten days together then
after a fortnight intermission retrunes again
last night he was seized with a severe fit which
I dont know how to denominate he complaines
of no pain the right side of his head is affected
and the left arm it is the same side of his
head that he had the great trouble in it is
attended ↑with↑ a difficulty in swallowing, the features
of [his?] face is altered a little and his speech quite
gone that he cannot uter a syllable
but yes or
no, about a fortnight ago he had a retrun of the
above complaint, to a very great hight for 24
hours but he has been regular a nufe since look¬
ing well and in good spirits till suddenly
he was seized he retaines his memory and
senses as yet for any thing we can see
Mrs Mutter beges you will write by retrun
of post as we are all anxious to know your
opinion you need not mention it to any



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body till we see how it truns out

Sir your most obedient servant
Bess Mutter
Dumfries May 23 1780



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Doctor Cullen
Mint
Edinburgh


Revd Mr Mutter
May 1780,
V. XI. p. 14.

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[Page 1]
Sir


My father haveing been very in¬
different in his health this winter, Mrs Mutter
thinks it proper to aply to you for your opinion
by this time you are pretty well acquainted with
his constitution, as far as I am capable I shall give
you an account of the state he is and has been in
he is much subject to a looseness some times too a
great degree for eight or ten days together then
after a fortnight intermission retrunes again
last night he was seized with a severe fit which
I dont know how to denominate he complaines
of no pain the right side of his head is affected
and the left arm it is the same side of his
head that he had the great trouble in it is
attended ↑with↑ a difficulty in swallowing, the features
of [his?] face is altered a little and his speech quite
gone that he cannot uter a syllable
but yes or
no, about a fortnight ago he had a retrun of the
above complaint, to a very great hight for 24
hours but he has been regular a nufe since look¬
ing well and in good spirits till suddenly
he was seized he retaines his memory and
senses as yet for any thing we can see
Mrs Mutter beges you will write by retrun
of post as we are all anxious to know your
opinion you need not mention it to any



[Page 2]

body till we see how it truns out

Sir your most obet sevt
Bess Mutter
Dumfries May 23 1780



[Page 3]


Doctor Cullen
Mint
Edinburgh


Revd Mr Mutter
May 1780,
V. XI. p. 14.

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