The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2185] From: Mr William Hogg (Hog) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr William Hogg (Hog) (Patient) / 7 April 1782 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Hogg, concerning his own case. His cough is much improved, but he is now suffering from gripes and looseness of the bowels.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2185 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1258 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 7 April 1782 |
| 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 William Hogg, concerning his own case. His cough is much improved, but he is now suffering from gripes and looseness of the bowels. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:300] |
Case of William Hogg who has ulcers and then a severe cough. |
10 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:100] | Author | Mr William Hogg (Hog) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:100] | Patient | Mr William Hogg (Hog) |
| [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 | North Berwick | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I received both yours, & had luckyly before they
came to hand been both Bled & Vomited, I received much bene¬
fit from both, & a good deall from the Pectoral Mixture
On Thursday Morning I began to drink Ass Milk, & about
Midday I was taken with a loossness, which has continued ever
since, & I now begin to turn somewhat uneasy about it
as I have Violent Gripes always before I go to stool. I have
have taken 30 drops of Laudanum every Night which Allayed
the pain for 4 or 5 Hours, but then the Gripes returned
again as Violent as ever. I gave up the Milk, & I
this day took by the Surgeons order some High
toasted Rhubarb, which has been of little service
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My Cough & Breast Complaints are now entirely
gone, & this Flux is what distresses me. I am firmly
perswaded its an Operation of Nature throwing off some
Humors that have originated from my former Complaints
but the lasting so long fears me, as I am already
so much reduced that I am not able to bear very Violent
Shocks. I had almost forgot to tell you, that I cou'd not
apply the Blister, as I coud not ly in Bed for the
Cough I was obliged to get a Bed Chair & sitt up in
it, so that had I put it on I coud not have rested my¬
self in any Shape. I beg to hear from in return
& I am respectfully
Dear Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
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4 o'Clock Mun¬
day Morning
very ill of m¬
y Complaints
I forgot to
Mention
that the Evening
preceeding
the Flux
I took
a pretty large
Quantity
of Stewed
Prunes
William Cullen Esqr.
Physician
Edinburgh
Express
Mr William Hogg.
April 1782
V. XIV. p. 10.
Diplomatic Text
I received both yours, & had luckyly before they
came to hand been both Bled & Vomited, I received much bene¬
fit from both, & a good deall from the Pectoral Mixture
On Thursday Morning I began to drink Ass Milk, & about
Midday I was taken with a loossness, which has continued ever
since, & I now begin to turn somewhat uneasy about it
as I have Violent Gripes always before I go to stool. I have
have taken 30 drops of Laudanum every Night which Allayed
the pain for 4 or 5 Hours, but then the Gripes returned
again as Violent as ever. I gave up the Milk, & I
this day took by the Surgeons order some High
toasted Rhubarb, which has been of little service
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My Cough & Breast Complaints are now entirely
gone, & this Flux is what distresses me. I am firmly
perswaded its an Operation of Nature throwing off some
Humors that have originated from my former Complaints
but the lasting so long fears me, as I am already
so much reduced that I am not able to bear very Violent
Shocks. I had almost forgot to tell you, that I cou'd not
apply the Blister, as I coud not ly in Bed for the
Cough I was obliged to get a Bed Chair & sitt up in
it, so that had I put it on I coud not have rested my¬
self in any Shape. I beg to hear from in return
& I am respectfully
Dear Sir
Your most Obed Sert
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4 oCk Mun¬
day Morng
very ill of m¬
y Complaints
I forgot to
Mention
that the Eveng
preceeding
the Flux
I took
a pretty large
Quantity
of Stewed
Prunes
William Cullen Esqr.
Physician
Edinr.
Express
Mr William Hogg.
April 1782
V. XIV. p. 10.
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