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

 

[ID:2480] From: Dr George Hamilton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Robert Cathcart (of Genoch & Knockdolian) (Patient) / 4 July 1784 / (Incoming)

Letter from George Hamilton, concerning the case of Mr Cathcart.

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FieldData
DOC ID 2480
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/1533
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date4 July 1784
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 George Hamilton, concerning the case of Mr Cathcart.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1023]
Case of Robert Cathcart who has badly swollen legs.
8


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:258]AuthorDr George Hamilton
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3107]PatientMr Robert Cathcart (of Genoch & Knockdolian)
[PERS ID:258]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr George Hamilton
[PERS ID:3124]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr Hay
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Genoch (Genoch Mains) Borders Scotland Europe inferred
Destination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Bath South-West England Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Ipswich East England Europe certain
Place of Handstamp Stranraer Borders Scotland Europe certain

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Sir


I wrote you some weeks ago and ---
Inclosed Mr. Cathcarts letter when he mentioned his age
about 64 he has always lived verey temperate of a
lax make not of a Robust form but a tollerable good
Constitution so far as I can Judge -- -- I was with him
two or three days lately, when his breathing became
uneasie
, but not in bed the blister was applyed --
which give him ease and discharged a Good quantity
of thin watery matter, the third day after, the discharge
was so little that I put to the blister again for ten or
twelve hours, when it run more then double the ---
quantity for seven or Eight days, his breathing now
quaite easie in any position sleeps well turn which
way he will with his head raither lower then ---
Common his appetite Good, has no demand for drink
but to his food ----- I put the pea issues into his
legs, next day was much difficulted to get them out
as they had sunk into the Celluar. membrane, keept
them in for some days, they became uneasie and
swelld Inflamed give him pain was obliged to take
them out, one of them still rains a watery substance
they were put in twelve days ago --- his pulse --
has been variable form 60 to 70 at most
with a kind
of a throb (or [stozy?]) every 5th. 8th. or tenth strock I have
not been with with him for some days past -----
He had no use for any Laxative as he has had a
motion once twice some times three a day which
he says most be from the the squill wine as he was
takeing no other madecine his Urine Still Clear and
plenty of it



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His legs has not fallen of the swelling for several weeks
past in tollerable good spirits takes little Exercise
in spaite of all that can be said to him ----


I was from home for some days past my Lad in
the shop showed me a prescription from a Doctor
Hay from Bath or Ipswitch for mr Cathcart such
as Gum Gamboag with pulv. Cream. tart., three
dosess was ordered the Doctor stays at a friends house
within two English miles of Mr. Cathcart I could
not pass from Informing you I am -----


Sir
your most obedient servant

George Hamilton

Stranraer Jully 4th.
1784



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William Cullen Esquire
Physitian ----
Edinburgh


Mr. Cathcart
of Ginoch
July 1784
V. xvi p.96

Diplomatic Text

[Page 1]

Sir


I wrote you some weeks ago and ---
Inclosed Mr. Cathcarts letter when he mentioned his age
about 64 he has always lived verey temperate of a
lax make not of a Robust form but a tollerable good
Constitution so far as I can Judge -- -- I was with him
two or three days lately, when his breathing became
uneasie
, but not in bed the blister was applyed --
which give him ease and discharged a Good quantity
of thin watery matter, the third day after, the discharge
was so little that I put to the blister again for ten or
twelve hours, when it run more then double the ---
quantity for seven or Eight days, his breathing now
quaite easie in any position sleeps well turn which
way he will with his head raither lower then ---
Common his appetite Good, has no demand for drink
but to his food ----- I put the pea issues into his
legs, next day was much difficulted to get them out
as they had sunk into the Celluar. membrane, keept
them in for some days, they became uneasie and
swelld Inflamed give him pain was obliged to take
them out, one of them still rains a watery substance
they were put in twelve days ago --- his pulse --
has been variable form 60 to 70 at most
with a kind
of a throb (or [stozy?]) every 5th. 8th. or tenth strock I have
not been with with him for some days past -----
He had no use for any Laxative as he has had a
motion once twice some times three a day which
he says most be from the the squill wine as he was
takeing no other madecine his Urine Still Clear and
plenty of it



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His legs has not fallen of the swelling for several weeks
past in tollerable good spirits takes little Exercise
in spaite of all that can be said to him ----


I was from home for some days past my Lad in
the shop showed me a prescription from a Doctr.
Hay from Bath or Ipswitch for mr Cathcart such
as Gum Gamboag with pulv. Cream. tart., three
dosess was ordered the Doctr. stays at a friends house
within two English miles of Mr. Cathcart I could
not pass from Informing you I am -----


Sir
your most obt servt.

George Hamilton

Stranr. Jully 4th.
1784



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William Cullen Esqr.
Physitian ----
Edinburgh


Mr. Cathcart
of Ginoch
July 1784
V. xvi p.96

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