The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5080] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Samuel Thompson / Regarding: Mr Thomson (A. B.) (Patient) / 20 June 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Saml. Thompson C[oncerning] his Son'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5080 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/18/63 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 20 June 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Mr Saml. Thompson C[oncerning] his Son' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:704] |
Case of "A. B.", the four-year-old son of Mr Samuel Thomson on the island of St Croix who has lost his speech and developed a 'spasmodic' condition in his arm since being inoculated against smallpox. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3398] | Addressee | Mr Samuel Thompson |
| [PERS ID:3395] | Patient | Mr Thomson (A. B.) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:89] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) |
| [PERS ID:531] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Richard? Warren |
| [PERS ID:3398] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Samuel Thompson |
Places linked to this document
| 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 | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Britain | Europe | certain | |||
| Mentioned / Other | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Mr. Saml. Thompson Concerning his Son
I have the honour of yours by last post
but too late to answer it in course.
I am heartily concerned to find your Son
so little recovered but I hope the remedies to
be employed in Britain with the coolness of
the Climate may do him service.
You have taken a very prudent mea¬
sure in Consulting Dr Warren whose abilities
and judgement I have the hightest opinion of
and I am very clear that neither Dr Monro
nor I could have proposed any thing better
than what Dr. Warren has done, both on
this account and from the general difficulty
I find in the case I cannot promise to you
any benefit from bringing your Son to
Scotland and at any rate I think you
ought to give a fair trial to the remedies
proposed by Dr. Warren before you
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take the trouble of coming here.
The remedies of Issues, Cold Bathing, [and?]
also the regimen proposed by Dr. Warren are
the very remedies and regimen that we would
have proposed here and I dare say Ape¬
rient powders are also extremely well {illeg}
to the Cases and presenting my respectful
Compliments to Dr. Warren you will please
tell him that though I have the utmost
confidence in his Skill and judgement I
will venture to Suggest an opinion that
these powders should be gently laxative
with such a proportion of Mercury as the
Child may be found to bear.
Wishing you heartily Success I have the
honour to be
Sir
Your most Obedient humble Servant
Edinburgh 20th. June
1785
Diplomatic Text
Mr. Saml. Thompson C his Son
I have the honour of yours by last post
but too late to answer it in course.
I am heartily concerned to find your Son
so little recovered but I hope the remedies to
be employed in Britain with the coolness of
the Climate may do him service.
You have taken a very prudent mea¬
sure in Consulting Dr Warren whose abilities
and judgement I have the hightest opinion of
and I am very clear that neither Dr Monro
nor I could have proposed any thing better
than what Dr. Warren has done, both on
this account and from the general difficulty
I find in the case I cannot promise to you
any benefit from bringing your Son to
Scotland and at any rate I think you
ought to give a fair trial to the remedies
proposed by Dr. Warren before you
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take the trouble of coming here.
The remedies of Issues, Cold Bathing, [and?]
also the regimen proposed by Dr. Warren are
the very remedies and regimen that we would
have proposed here and I dare say Ape¬
rient powders are also extremely well {illeg}
to the Cases and presenting my respectful
Compliments to Dr. Warren you will please
tell him that though I have the utmost
confidence in his Skill and judgement I
will venture to Suggest an opinion that
these powders should be gently laxative
with such a proportion of Mercury as the
Child may be found to bear.
Wishing you heartily Success I have the
honour to be
Sir
Your most Obedient humble Servant
Edinr. 20th. June
1785
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