The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1051] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: George Ogilvy (at Green Hall) (Patient) / 17 November 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Ogilvie'. Cullen mentions visiting the patient previously, but states that 'I hold most maniacal Cases to be so obscure that I have little confidence in prescribing for [the]m'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1051 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/105 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 17 November 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Ogilvie'. Cullen mentions visiting the patient previously, but states that 'I hold most maniacal Cases to be so obscure that I have little confidence in prescribing for [the]m'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1229] |
Case of George Ogilvie who is maniacal (insane). |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:851] | Patient | George Ogilvy (at Green Hall) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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 |
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For Mr Ogilvie. from p.103.
I hold most maniacal cases to be so obscure
that I have little confidence in prescribing for them
From the time I came to visit Mr O. I found no
appearance of any thing phrenitic, & in the course of
his illness here I suspected an apprach to fat¬
uity. His relapse since, may render this a little
ambiguous, fro but from your account his delir¬
ious state is abated & I expect that by degrees he
will soon again fall into some degree of fatuity.
I hope indeed he may soon return to the state in which
he was when he set out from this but I shall alw¬
ays doubt of a perfect recovery. I have nothing new
to advise but the avoiding of irritation in diet or other¬
wise & perhaps it may not be proper to let [him?]
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return so quickly to meat & wine as I did. But
for any more positive advice I should wish to delay
it till I hear farther from you. Cold bathing is what
I have in view but both on account of his situation
& the state of the season I would reserve it for
some time.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Ogilvie. from p.103.
I hold most maniacal cases to be so obscure
that I have little confidence in prescribing for ym
From the time I came to visit Mr O. I found no
appearance of any thing phrenitic, & in the course of
his illness here I suspected an apprach to fat¬
uity. His relapse since, may render this a little
ambiguous, fro but from your account his delir¬
ious state is abated & I expect that by degrees he
will soon again fall into some degree of fatuity.
I hope indeed he may soon return to the state in wc
he was when he set out from this but I shall alw¬
ays doubt of a perfect recovery. I have nothing new
to advise but the avoiding of irritation in diet or other¬
wise & perhaps it may not be proper to let [him?]
[Page 2]
return so quickly to meat & wine as I did. But
for any more positive advice I should wish to delay
it till I hear farther from you. Cold bathing is wt
I have in view but both on account of his situation
& the state of the season I would reserve it for
some time.
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