The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1924] From: Mr Andrew Harrison / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Anthony Chamier (Charmier, Chamia) (Patient) / 1 October 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from Andrew Harrison, concerning the case of Mr [Anthony] Chamier who is travelling south from Edinburgh to London (and Brighton), via Buxton and Matlock on Cullen's instructions. Contains notes from Chamier's apothecary who reports that Dr Erasmus Darwin from Lichfield has recently seen Chamier in person and prescribed.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There are 3 images for this document.
[Page 1]
[Page 2]
[Page 3]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1924 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1003 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 1 October 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Andrew Harrison, concerning the case of Mr [Anthony] Chamier who is travelling south from Edinburgh to London (and Brighton), via Buxton and Matlock on Cullen's instructions. Contains notes from Chamier's apothecary who reports that Dr Erasmus Darwin from Lichfield has recently seen Chamier in person and prescribed. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:56] |
Case of Anthony Chamier, who suffers from a general 'languor' or weakness and which unfortunately proves fatal. After consulting Cullen in Edinburgh, Chamier travels south to London, via Buxton and Matlock, keeping Cullen informed of his failing condition along the way. |
8 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:847] | Author | Mr Andrew Harrison |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:514] | Patient | Mr Anthony Chamier (Charmier, Chamia) |
| [PERS ID:3066] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:846] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Erasmus Darwin |
| [PERS ID:847] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Andrew Harrison |
| [PERS ID:3066] | Supplemental Author |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Derby | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Lichfield (Litchfield) | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Derby 1 October 1780
Sir
Mr. Chamier wrote to you on the 26th. Ultimo
at which time, we thought he showed some signs of
recovery & continued to do so will the 28th., when he was
seized with a violent pain in his Bowells, as it is not
in my power to give you an intelligent account of his
situation & treatment to this, I have desired the
apothecary to do it, which you will see below - finding
himself much better & being desirous to be ↑at↑ home, we came to
this place today being 16 Miles, rough road, which he has
born without much fatigue & hopes to be in London on
Thursday - I thought it necessary to send you this account
as Mr. Chamier had requested your advice for his future
conduct I have the honour to be
your obedient & most humble Servant
Andws Harrison
On Thursday the 28 th. he was much affected with
pain in his bowels seemingly spasmodic
pain - his ↑bowels↑ are distensed that evening a little ↑without wind↑ the
next morning very much - he had a clyster
↑on thursday night↑ made of chamomile tea & Salt which brought away
some lumps of ↑black↑ indurated stool -- he has another clyster
the same evening which produced no effect -- On friday
morning Dr Darwin of Litchfield saw him, & ordered
a bolus of calomel | viz |
Take six grains of Calomel, fifteen grains of Rhubarb, three drops of Animal Oil and a sufficient quantity of ginger and make a bolus
-- the bolus had
no effect, on friday evening he took some infus tenue
& Salts, also without effect on saturday morning
he had another clyster which brought away a pretty
large quantity of very black & very hard foe stool
after this stool his bowels were some little less distended
[Page 2]
About two hours after this stool he vomits of a large
quantity of bl mixid matter, I Apprehended the food
& medicines he had taken -- He was rather
better after this operation -- On sunday morning
he had caught two more clysters which seem'd
to relieve him a good deal - a pretty large
quantity of the same colour'd & ↑very↑ hard stool was
evacuated, his bowels much less distressed & soft -
Dr Darwin ordered Mr Chamier to live well, to
take brandy & water, wine & water &c - he also
ordered draughts of decoct. of cælumbo root &
the tinct: aromat: to be taken twice a day -
In {illeg} he was to take a powder composed of
steel filings - magnes alb. & rhu: - also
20 or 30 drops of ol Anis: ess. two or three times
a day, & a bolus at night of
Take one grain of thebaic tincture {illeg}
[Page 3]
✍
Anthony Chamier
October 1780.
Vol. XI. o.83 --
Diplomatic Text
Derby 1 Octr. 1780
Sir
Mr. Chamier wrote to you on the 26th. Ulto.
at which time, we thought he showed some signs of
recovery & continued to do so will the 28th., when he was
seized with a violent pain in his Bowells, as it is not
in my power to give you an intelligent account of his
situation & treatment to this, I have desired the
apothecary to do it, which you will see below - finding
himself much better & being desirous to be ↑at↑ home, we came to
this place today being 16 Miles, rough road, which he has
born without much fatigue & hopes to be in London on
Thursday - I thought it necessary to send you this account
as Mr. Chamier had requested your advice for his future
conduct I have the honour to be
yor obet & most hbl Servt
Andws Harrison
On Thursday the 28 th. he was much affected with
pain in his bowels seemingly spasmodic
pain - his ↑bowels↑ are distensed that eveng a little ↑without wind↑ the
next morning very much - he had a clyster
↑on thursday night↑ made of chamomile tea & Salt which bro' away
some lumps of ↑black↑ indurated stool -- he has another clyster
the same evg which produced no effect -- On friday
morning Dr Darwin of Litchfield saw him, & ordered
a bolus of calomel | viz |
℞ Calomel gr vj Rhu gr xv
Ol Con (↑An.↑) gtt iij sup Zinzip q s f bol
-- the bolus had
no effect, on friday eveng he took some infus tenue
& Salts, also without effect on saturday morning
he had another clyster which bro' away a pretty
large quantity of very black & very hard foe stool
after this stool his bowels were some little less distended
[Page 2]
About two hours after this stool he vomits of a large
quantity of bl mixid matter, I Apprehendd the food
& medicines he had taken -- He was rather
better after this operation -- On sunday morning
he had caught two more clysters which seem'd
to relieve him a good deal - a pretty large
quantity of the same colour'd & ↑very↑ hard stool was
evacuated, his bowels much less distressed & soft -
Dr Darwin ordered Mr Chamier to live well, to
take brandy & water, wine & water &c - he also
ordered draughts of decoct. of cælumbo root &
the tinct: aromat: to be taken twice a day -
In {illeg} he was to take a powder composed of
steel filings - magnes alb. & rhu: - also
20 or 30 drops of ol Anis: ess. two or three times
a day, & a bolus at night of
℞ t. thebaic
gr j - [confect card gr. x syr q. bolus?] --
[Page 3]
✍
Anthony Chamier
Octr. 1780.
Vol. XI. o.83 --
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:1924]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
