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

 

[ID:2521] From: Mr John Gordon / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Buist (Patient) / 25 September 1784 / (Incoming)

Letter from John Gordon, concerning the case of Mr Buist's son.

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FieldData
DOC ID 2521
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/1572
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date25 September 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 John Gordon, concerning the case of Mr Buist's son.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1742]
Case of the son of Andrew Buist who is having convulsive fits.
4


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:5047]AuthorMr John Gordon
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:5045]PatientMr Buist
[PERS ID:5047]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr John Gordon
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:5044]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMr Andrew Buist

Places linked to this document

Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Errol Mid Scotland Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place of Handstamp Perth Mid Scotland Scotland Europe certain

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Sir


This will advise you that Mr Buists
Son during the continuance of the Specific
Pills had a return of the Convulsive fit every other
Night, and the intrum Night a fit as it were
the Delirium of a Fever with much difficulty
to keep him in Bed, without any Convulsive
appearance. I did not seee him under them
but as Mr Buist told me - during the use of
most of the Pills he gave up using the Bark
with Wine
, since which he complains of
want of Appetite and weakness, for which
to wards the last of the Pills I repeated the
Bark again and he has taken only one
fit for this eight or nine Days past, his
Stomach is swelled a little as when he had
the Ague, Which was then reduced by the
Camphorated Oil & Sacred Elixir what
future advice will very much oblige


Sir
Your most Obedient & humble Servant
Jn'o Gordon



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PS
The Specific Pills had all the
desired effects making him sick every
morning & which was continued by encreasing
them -----

J.G.

Errol 25th
September 1784/



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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh


Mr. John Gordon
Concerning Mr. Buist
September 1784
V. XVI. p.184

Diplomatic Text

[Page 1]
Sr.


This will advise you that Mr Buists
Son during the continuance of the Specific
Pills had a return of the Convulsive fit every other
Night, and the intrum Night a fit as it were
the Delirium of a Fever with much difficulty
to keep him in Bed, without any Convulsive
appearance. I did not seee him under them
but as Mr Buist told me - during the use of
most of the Pills he gave up using the Bark
with Wine
, since which he complains of
want of Appetite and weakness, for which
to wards the last of the Pills I repeated the
Bark again and he has taken only one
fit for this eight or nine Days past, his
Stomach is swelled a little as when he had
the Ague, Which was then reduced by the
Camphorated Oil & Sacred Elixr. what
future advice will very much oblige


Sir
Your most Obedt & humble Servt
Jn'o Gordon



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PS
The Specific Pills had all the
desired effects making him sick every
morning & which was continued by encreasing
them -----

J.G.

Errol 25th
Septr. 1784/



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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinbr.


Mr. John Gordon
C. Mr. Buist
Septr. 1784
V. XVI. p.184

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