The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2973] From: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) / To: Mr Robert Brown (Broun) / Regarding: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) (Patient) / 22 January 1787 / (Incoming)
Letter from Elizabeth Watt to her cousin (Mr or Mrs Brown), concerning her own case: she has now been seized with a 'Laxative desorder', which has exacerbated her piles, and also suffers from strangury and heats. She asks the addressee to see Cullen on her behalf, and asks that s/he sends 'double of what will be ordred' of the medicine for piles. She encloses money. Her spelling is even more erratic than usual.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2973 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2005 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 22 January 1787 |
| 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 Elizabeth Watt to her cousin (Mr or Mrs Brown), concerning her own case: she has now been seized with a 'Laxative desorder', which has exacerbated her piles, and also suffers from strangury and heats. She asks the addressee to see Cullen on her behalf, and asks that s/he sends 'double of what will be ordred' of the medicine for piles. She encloses money. Her spelling is even more erratic than usual. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1594] |
Case of Mrs Elizabeth Watt of Stranraer, whose various symptoms over the course of ten years include a chest complaint, a sore mouth, and rheumatism. |
18 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2120] | Author | Mrs Elizabeth Watt (of Stranraer) |
| [PERS ID:4171] | Addressee | Mr Robert Brown (Broun) |
| [PERS ID:2120] | Patient | Mrs Elizabeth Watt (of Stranraer) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:4171] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Robert Brown (Broun) |
| [PERS ID:3011] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Brown (Broun) |
| [PERS ID:3011] | Supplemental Addressee | Mrs Brown (Broun) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Stranraer | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | St Andrews Street | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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if you will take the troble to
wait one Dr Cullin and accquant him that
I have been sezed of late with a Laxative
desorder strong pains in my Boles Boles
what I pass is rather of a redish Collor
no blod in it but Glitt I am trobled with
a straungree & stomach Complaint want of
digest and uneasieness I am Likewise great↑ly↑
trobled with the piles they are much freted
with the Laxative disorder and very uneasee
outwadly I much troboled with heats over all
the Body and great weakness read this to
the Dr as well as you can an get a large
quantity of the medicine for the piles send
double of what will be ordred for I have
been long distresed with them they are larg
outwardly your taking this troble will much
oblige your Sincer
friend
Stranrauer January 22
1787
the Note is inclosed
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Mrs. Watt
January 1787
V. XIX. p. 36.
Diplomatic Text
if you will take the troble to
wait one Dr Cullin and accquant him that
I have been sezed of late with a Laxative
desorder strong pains in my Boles Boles
what I pass is rather of a redish Collor
no blod in it but Glitt I am trobled with
a straungree & stomach Complaint want of
digest and uneasieness I am Likewise great↑ly↑
trobled with the piles they are much freted
with the Laxative disorder and very uneasee
outwadly I much troboled with heats over all
the Body and great weakness read this to
the Dr as well as you can an get a large
quantity of the medicine for the piles send
double of what will be ordred for I have
been long distresed with them they are larg
outwardly your taking this troble will much
oblige your Sincer
friend
Stranrauer Janry 22
1787
the Note is inclosed
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✍
Mrs. Watt
Jany. 1787
V. XIX. p. 36.
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