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

 

[ID:4836] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Cokayne (Cocayne) / Regarding: Mr Handasyde (Handyside) (Patient) / 23 May 1784 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'Mr Handyside'

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 4836
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/17/32
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date23 May 1784
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 Handyside'
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:975]
Case of Mr Handasyde (Handyside) who is swollen all over his body (dropsy), and who also develops a tumor and a bowel disorder.
8


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2833]AddresseeMr William Cokayne (Cocayne)
[PERS ID:3126]PatientMr Handasyde (Handyside)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2833]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr William Cokayne (Cocayne)

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Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Wooler North-East England Europe inferred

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Mr. Handyside

Sir


I am obliged to you for giving me an account
of Mr. Handyside though I dont yet know what
application to make of it. It is not surprising to
me that a large evacuation by a stool should have
taken off the Anasarca but I suspect that that
evacuation has been from a disease long ago contracted
and therefore though the Anasarca is gone he
may not be the nearer to recover in his health.
The only advice I have to offer at present is
that he should take the Bark in substance
to what quantity his stomach and bowels will
bear. The only hope that can be conceived is
that his disease at present depends entirely
on debility and in that case the bark is the
remedy that can chiefly relieve him. I am Sir


your most Obedient Servant

William Cullen

Edinburgh 23d. May 1784

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Mr. Handyside

Sir


I am obliged to you for giving me an account
of Mr. Handyside though I dont yet know what
application to make of it. It is not surprising to
me that a large evacuation by a stool should have
taken off the Anasarca but I suspect that that
evacuation has been from a disease long ago contracted
and therefore though the Anasarca is gone he
may not be the nearer to recover in his health.
The only advice I have to offer at present is
that he should take the Bark in substance
to what quantity his stomach and bowels will
bear. The only hope that can be conceived is
that his disease at present depends entirely
on debility and in that case the bark is the
remedy that can chiefly relieve him. I am Sir


your most Obedient Servant

William Cullen

Edinr. 23d. May 1784

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