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

 

[ID:2358] From: Dr James Hamilton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander? Drysdale (Patient) / 1 November 1783 / (Incoming)

Letter from James Hamilton, concerning the case of Mr Drysdale. He mentions that the patient had previously been to London to consult Sir John Elliot, and refers to Reid's treatise on Phthisis. The letter is hand-delivered by Mr Upton, a young man from Leeds who is coming to study in Edinburgh.

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DOC ID 2358
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/1414
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date1 November 1783
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 James Hamilton, concerning the case of Mr Drysdale. He mentions that the patient had previously been to London to consult Sir John Elliot, and refers to Reid's treatise on Phthisis. The letter is hand-delivered by Mr Upton, a young man from Leeds who is coming to study in Edinburgh.
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Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:648]
Case of Mr Drysdale declining from a feverish chest complaint and 'a putrid ulcer in his chest'.
7


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[PERS ID:812]AuthorDr James Hamilton
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3001]PatientMr Alexander? Drysdale
[PERS ID:2272]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecarySir John Eliot (Elliot; Baronet)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:812]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr James Hamilton
[PERS ID:3008]Other Physician / SurgeonDr Thomas Reid
[PERS ID:2655]OtherMr Upton (of Leeds)

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Destination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Leeds North-East England Europe certain
Mentioned / Other London London and South-East England Europe certain

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Dear Sir


Mr Drysdale has returned from
London, when there He consulted
Sir John Elliot. He prescribed large doses of
Nitre
for some time, & then a mercurial
at bed time, untill the mercury appeared
to affect the mouth, & strongly recommended
his going to a warm climate for the
winter the latter of which He has not
yet consented to perform. His disease
continues to increase and unless He leaves
this place soon, there will ↑be↑ some risk of
its being too late – Have you read Reid's
treatise upon the Phtisis of the lungs 1 , It
explodes the doctrine of ↑the↑ absorption of pus's
being the cause of Hectic fever, & endeavours
to account for it in another way. The
Book is well wrote & injenious. Permit
me to recommend the Bearer Mr. Upton of
Leeds, a young Gentleman of my acquaintance



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He comes to acquire knowledge at your justly
celebrated university. Wishing you every good
thing, I am

Dear Sir your most
obedient Servant
James Hamilton
Dunbar
1 November 1783



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Dr. William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Mr Drysdale
November 1783
V. XV p 322

Notes:

1: Thomas Reid, 'An Essay on the Nature and Cure of the Phthisis Pulmonalis' (London, 1782)

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[Page 1]
Dear Sir


Mr Drysdale has returned from
London, when there He consulted
Sir John Elliot. He prescribed large doses of
Nitre
for some time, & then a mercurial
at bed time, untill the mercury appeared
to affect the mouth, & strongly recommended
his going to a warm climate for the
winter the latter of which He has not
yet consented to perform. His disease
continues to increase and unless He leaves
this place soon, there will ↑be↑ some risk of
its being too late – Have you read Reid's
treatise upon the Phtisis pulmonalis 1 , It
explodes the doctrine of ↑the↑ absorption of pus's
being the cause of Hectic fever, & endeavours
to account for it in another way. The
Book is well wrote & injenious. Permit
me to recommend the Bearer Mr. Upton of
Leeds, a young Gentleman of my acquaintance



[Page 2]

He comes to acquire knowledge at your justly
celebrated university. Wishing you every good
thing, I am

Dear Sir your most
obed Servt.
James Hamilton
Dunbar
1 Novr. 1783



[Page 3]


Dr. William Cullen
Physician
Edinr.
Mr Drysdale
Novr. 1783
V. XV p 322

Notes:

1: Thomas Reid, 'An Essay on the Nature and Cure of the Phthisis Pulmonalis' (London, 1782)

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