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

 

[ID:4689] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Robert Barclay / Regarding: Mr Robert Barclay (Patient) / 15 August 1783 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'Mr Barclay'. Cullen apologises for not writing sooner: 'in my eternal hurry what I may do at any time I very often do at no time'.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 4689
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/16/93
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date15 August 1783
Annotation None
TypeMachine scribal copy
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, 'Mr Barclay'. Cullen apologises for not writing sooner: 'in my eternal hurry what I may do at any time I very often do at no time'.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1402]
Case of Robert Barclay who suffers from bad headaches, especially at night, and swollen ankles.
8


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3244]AddresseeMr Robert Barclay
[PERS ID:3244]PatientMr Robert Barclay
[PERS ID:563]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn )
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3249]OtherMr Fotheringham

Places linked to this document

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Capelrig House Crookfur Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred
Mentioned / Other Bath South-West England Europe certain

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Mr. Barclay

Dear Robert


I am very much ashamed that after the
memorandum you gave me by Mr. Fotheringham
I should have neglected to write you but in my
eternal hurry what I may do at any time I
very often do at no time. I was out of Town when
yours came to hand yesterday and am therefore
now a Post letter than I wished. I am still clear
that there is nothing of more consequence to you
than getting clear of business and breaking off
all your connexions with business by interrupting
them for a great length of time and I think
you may have many other advantages by getting
into a better Climate for next winter. From
all this you will perceive that I persevere
most obstinately in the scheme we agreed on
when you was here. But I am concerned for
the perseverance of your headachs & would wish
to



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to relieve them before you quit your own house. There
is a medicine which I think is very likely to relieve
you but before I can advise it with absolute clearness
there are some questions I would wish to put to
you. But to do that better and to save time
I have put the matter into Dr. Stevensons
hands by the letter inclosed. And if you are not
very averse to do any thing I beg you will
go to him or bring him to you and deliver the
inclosed to him which I hope will settle every
thing as I would wish. I have time to say no¬
more to day but before you Set out I have several
things to say to you particularly about going to
Bath but I espect to hear either from you
or Dr. Stevenson very soon. I am with
sincere regard


Dear Robert
your most Obedient

William Cullen -

Edinburgh 15th. August
1783

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Mr. Barclay

Dear Robert


I am very much ashamed that after the
memorandum you gave me by Mr. Fotheringham
I should have neglected to write you but in my
eternal hurry what I may do at any time I
very often do at no time. I was out of Town when
yours came to hand yesterday and am therefore
now a Post letter than I wished. I am still clear
that there is nothing of more consequence to you
than getting clear of business and breaking off
all your connexions with business by interrupting
them for a great length of time and I think
you may have many other advantages by getting
into a better Climate for next winter. From
all this you will perceive that I persevere
most obstinately in the scheme we agreed on
when you was here. But I am concerned for
the perseverance of your headachs & would wish
to



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to relieve them before you quit your own house. There
is a medicine which I think is very likely to relieve
you but before I can advise it with absolute clearness
there are some questions I would wish to put to
you. But to do that better and to save time
I have put the matter into Dr. Stevensons
hands by the letter inclosed. And if you are not
very averse to do any thing I beg you will
go to him or bring him to you and deliver the
inclosed to him which I hope will settle every
thing as I would wish. I have time to say no¬
more to day but before you Set out I have several
things to say to you particularly about going to
Bath but I espect to hear either from you
or Dr. Stevenson very soon. I am with
sincere regard


Dear Robert
your most Obedient

William Cullen -

Edinr. 15th. August
1783

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