The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:759] From: Mr / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr (Patient) / 29 January 1764 / (Incoming)
Letter from unnamed patient titled 'Memmorandoms', describing his own case. Possibly delivered as an enclosure or by hand prior to a consultation meeting. Writer mentions pain and twitching in his fingertips and toes, and informs Cullen that he is moving from Glasgow to Ayr and has been advised by Dr Hill to use a 'bather machin that I was told was Contraved by you'. Verso carries two, presumably unrelated, additions in other hands; a small diagrammatic drawing and a mathematical calculation.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 759 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/27 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 29 January 1764 |
| 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 unnamed patient titled 'Memmorandoms', describing his own case. Possibly delivered as an enclosure or by hand prior to a consultation meeting. Writer mentions pain and twitching in his fingertips and toes, and informs Cullen that he is moving from Glasgow to Ayr and has been advised by Dr Hill to use a 'bather machin that I was told was Contraved by you'. Verso carries two, presumably unrelated, additions in other hands; a small diagrammatic drawing and a mathematical calculation. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | Yes |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:233] |
Case of an unidentified man who provides details of how his sedentary habits have undermined his health. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1065] | Author | Mr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1065] | Patient | Mr |
| [PERS ID:1064] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Hill |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Ayr (Air) | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Memmerandoms
I have observed that I had my health better the first 2 or 4 years that I Lived
in a toun then afterwards –––––
I have wroght Littell hard Laborious work this six years past –––––
I had ever an inclination to Spend my spear time in reading books and finds
and finds I am more so as I advance in Life –––––
Ever since I was young I have inclined much to be Costife & finds that milk
increases it –––––––
This two years past I have been more indifferent about Eating then formerly but
reather inclined to drink more –––––
I am not fond of gouing offen into Company and the more I stay at home in
a Sediantery way the more averss I grow to go out ––––––
This 3 or 4 Summers past I found a Sheacking in
my hand when I wrot but it was
only when the weather was pretty warm but from Spring Last till about two
months ago I had the Sheacking more severely not only
throw my hands but
throw my wholl body ––––––
This Scurvie I understand is in the
Blood throu our famly –––––
If I should teak a Long rayd this Summer ––––
[For?] Severall weeks (& even in pairt till now) after I took
that dead Coldness in
my Legs & thighs
I had offen twetchen Shouting pains throw my body & they
offen went of at my tos & finger ends &
some times when I was half a¬
sleep at night I have Started of a Sudent as if I had receved a Shock of
Electresite ––––––
I still continue to have a Coch & Speeting ––––
I have put my afears in some forwardness on purpose to Remove from Glasgow
& go and Live at Ayr the air is thinner & purer ther then at Glasgow but
as I have been boath weall & ill at both pleases I cannot rightly say which
of the pleases is fittest for my Constitution ––––––
Doctor Hill advised me to yeus that Bathin Machen that I was told was
Contraved by you will it be proper for me to Continew to yeus it ––––––
I have had a Eacheness in my Legs
this 4 or 5 Springs past but they never befor
this Last Spring formed into runnings ––––––
I had yeused about one penny worth of tobacco per week in Chowing for
7 or 8 years & give it over at once Last winter Doctor Hill bad me acustome
myself to it agen –––––
Whither Goat Whey would be of any Serves to me –––––
What I should yeus for ordinery for meat & drink –––––
If you think it would be proper for me to acustome my Self to Laboure
in the Machanick way as I yeused formerly ––––
Of the heat swelling
of my Legs –––––––
After the first rayd I took 4 or 5 Springs past I took a turn of the
{illeg} such a great hight as I understand thy
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Diplomatic Text
Memmerandoms
I have observed that I had my health better the first 2 or 4 years that I Lived
in a toun then afterwards –––––
I have wroght Littell hard Laborious work this six years past –––––
I had ever an inclination to Spend my spear time in reading books and finds
and finds I am more so as I advance in Life –––––
Ever since I was young I have inclined much to be Costife & finds that milk
increases it –––––––
This two years past I have been more indifferent about Eating then formerly but
reather inclined to drink more –––––
I am not fond of gouing offen into Company and the more I stay at home in
a Sediantery way the more averss I grow to go out ––––––
This 3 or 4 Summers past I found a Sheacking in
my hand when I wrot but it was
only when the weather was pretty warm but from Spring Last till about two
months ago I had the Sheacking more severely not only
throw my hands but
throw my wholl body ––––––
This Scurvie I understand is in the
Blood throu our famly –––––
If I should teak a Long rayd this Summer ––––
[For?] Severall weeks (& even in pairt till now) after I took
that dead Coldness in
my Legs & thighs
I had offen twetchen Shouting pains throw my body & they
offen went of at my tos & finger ends &
some times when I was half a¬
sleep at night I have Started of a Sudent as if I had receved a Shock of
Electresite ––––––
I still continue to have a Coch & Speeting ––––
I have put my afears in some forwardness on purpose to Remove from Glasgow
& go and Live at Ayr the air is thinner & purer ther then at Glasgow but
as I have been boath weall & ill at both pleases I cannot rightly say which
of the pleases is fittest for my Constitution ––––––
Doctor Hill advised me to yeus that Bathin Machen that I was told was
Contraved by you will it be proper for me to Continew to yeus it ––––––
I have had a Eacheness in my Legs
this 4 or 5 Springs past but they never befor
this Last Spring formed into runnings ––––––
I had yeused about one penny worth of tobacco per week in Chowing for
7 or 8 years & give it over at once Last winter Doctor Hill bad me acustome
myself to it agen –––––
Whither Goat Whey would be of any Serves to me –––––
What I should yeus for ordinery for meat & drink –––––
If you think it would be proper for me to acustome my Self to Laboure
in the Machanick way as I yeused formerly ––––
Of the heat swelling
of my Legs –––––––
After the first rayd I took 4 or 5 Springs past I took a turn of the
{illeg} such a great hight as I understand thy
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