The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2354] From: Dr W. Currie / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Sir Richard Brooke (Patient) / 30 October 1783 / (Incoming)
Letter from W. Currie, concerning the case of Sir Richard Brooke.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2354 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1410 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 30 October 1783 |
| 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 W. Currie, concerning the case of Sir Richard Brooke. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:967] |
Case of Sir Richard Brooke, who suffers' attacks of Giddiness attended with noise in his ears, dimness of sight, palpitation of his heart, tremors of his hands and frequent drowsiness' after a fever some years previously. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3075] | Author | Dr W. Currie |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3067] | Patient | Sir Richard Brooke |
| [PERS ID:3075] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr W. Currie |
| [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 | Chester | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Chester | North-West | England | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Dear Sir
I was favoured with both your
letters and am to return you my best
thanks for the great attention with
which you have considered Sir Richard
Brooke's case. I am clearly of opinion
that the method of treatment you point
out is the only one from which benefit
is to be expected in the present case.
I have always inculcated the necessity
of a proper regulation of diet & exercise
but it is extremely difficult to prevail
upon a person of Sir Richard Brooke's
age with the command of a very
affluent fortune to practice till
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self denial. He is now alarmed about
himself & is determined to observe all
your directions - He will for sometime
try the effects of a very exact regimen
& gentle evacuations & if he finds that
his complaints are not very much re¬
leived by this method he will submit
to have an Issue a remedy which he
does not like the thoughts of -----
If there is any thing more occurs to
ou in regard to the farther treatment
of Sir Richard Brooke's complaints I shall
be extremely obliged to you for com¬
municating it when you have a leisure
hour.
It will give me pleasure Sir to hear
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that you enjoy good health. That you may
long do so and be enabled to continue
your labors for the advancement of
Science & benefit of mankind is the
sincere wish of
Your obedient humble Servant
W. Currie.
Chester 30th. October
1783.
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Dr. Cullen
Edinburgh
Sir Richard Brooke
Diplomatic Text
Dear Sir
I was favoured with both your
letters and am to return you my best
thanks for the great attention with
which you have considered Sir Richard
Brooke's case. I am clearly of opinion
that the method of treatment you point
out is the only one from which benefit
is to be expected in the present case.
I have always inculcated the necessity
of a proper regulation of diet & exercise
but it is extremely difficult to prevail
upon a person of Sir Richard Brooke's
age with the command of a very
affluent fortune to practice till
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self denial. He is now alarmed about
himself & is determined to observe all
your directions - He will for sometime
try the effects of a very exact regimen
& gentle evacuations & if he finds that
his complaints are not very much re¬
leived by this method he will submit
to have an Issue a remedy which he
does not like the thoughts of -----
If there is any thing more occurs to
ou in regard to the farther treatment
of Sir Richard Brooke's complaints I shall
be extremely obliged to you for com¬
municating it when you have a leisure
hour.
It will give me pleasure Sir to hear
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that you enjoy good health. That you may
long do so and be enabled to continue
your labors for the advancement of
Science & benefit of mankind is the
sincere wish of
Your obedt. humble Servant
W. Currie.
Chester 30th. October
1783.
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Dr. Cullen
Edinburgh
Sir Richd. Brooke
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