The Cullen Project | [ID:1108] From: Mr John Grey (Junior) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Grey (Senior) (Patient), Mr John Grey (Junior) (Patient) / 14 January 1775 / (Incoming)

[ID:1108] From: Mr John Grey (Junior) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Grey (Senior) (Patient), Mr John Grey (Junior) (Patient) / 14 January 1775 / (Incoming)

Letter from John Grey Jnr, Alnwick, regarding the continuing treatment of his father, who is 'reduced now so weak that I think he cannot hold it many days', and mentioning his own health, which is better than ever, except for a 'little cough', which although 'not troublesome', he would like to get rid of it.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	1108
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/210
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	14 January 1775
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 John Grey Jnr, Alnwick, regarding the continuing treatment of his father, who is 'reduced now so weak that I think he cannot hold it many days', and mentioning his own health, which is better than ever, except for a 'little cough', which although 'not troublesome', he would like to get rid of it.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:486]	Case of Mr John Grey (Senior) at Alnwick, who has diabetes. He is under the local care of Dr Henry Richardson.	4
[Case ID:2092]	Case of John Grey (Junior) at Alnwick, who is very healthy except for a 'little cough' (John Grey Senior, his father, is also being treated by Cullen).	2

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:268]	Author	Mr John Grey (Junior)
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:267]	Patient	Mr John Grey (Senior)
[PERS ID:268]	Patient	Mr John Grey (Junior)
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:268]	Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend	Mr John Grey (Junior)

Places linked to this document

Role in document	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Alnwick	North-East	England	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place of Handstamp	Alnwick	North-East	England	Europe	certain

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Worthy Sir

I duely received your favour relating
my Father. He has took the medecine you
were so good as order which agree very well with
him, but he is reduc'd now so weak that I
think he cannot hold it many days, however
he is very desirous of my mentioning what
you desir'd to know in your letter to D.r Richardson
/who is at present from home/. The quantity
of Urine is much about the same quantity he
takes of Liquids. His Skin is rather cold &
dry than otherwise. His flesh is almost en¬
tirely gone, and I observe tonight he has
lost his voice and has a kind of Ruttling, -

- If you can think of any thing that can be
of Service to him so as to keep him easy, it
will I dare say be all that can be done - and I'l
be greatly oblig'd for a line [@?] 1.st post if [Convenient?]
directed to me. -- Toward night his pulse
is very quick & extreamly weak.

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Thank God I keep very well - have a
Good appetite & every other good Symtom
but a little cough sometime of the day but never
at night -- Pray should I rather take a little
Rhenish and water rather than small beer
-- I keep good Hours, use exercise & tast no
salt, but mostly fresh white meats, &
never enjoyd a better State of health in my life
than at present, only the little cough which is
not Troublesome but would like to be rid of it.
Have put on my flannel again next my
skin which has been of infinite Service to me.

I am Dear Sir
Your Most Oblig'd Humble Servant

Jn.o Grey junr

Alnwick 14. January 1775

N.B. My Father has
no Appetite for any
kind of flesh meat
nor can he tast it.

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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh

✍

John Grey Junior
about his father
January 14. 1775
V. II. p. 154

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Worthy Sir

I duely rec.d your favour relating
my Father. He has took y.e medecine you
were so good as order w.ch agree very well with
him, but he is reduc'd now so weak that I
think he cannot hold it many days, however
he is very desirous of my mentioning what
you desir'd to know in y.r letter to D.r Richardson
/who is at present from home/. The quantity
of Urine is much ab.t y.e same quantity he
takes of Liquids. His Skin is rather cold &
dry than otherwise. His flesh is almost en¬
tirely gone, and I observe tonight he has
lost his voice and has a kind of Ruttling, -

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Thank God I keep very well - have a
Good appetite & every other good Symtom
but a little cough sometime of the day but never
at night -- Pray sh.d I rather take a little
Rhenish and water rather than small beer
-- I keep good Hours, use exercise & tast no
salt, but mostly fresh white meats, &
never enjoyd a better State of health in my life
than at present, only the little cough wch. is
not Troublesome but w.d like to be rid of it.
Have put on my flannel again next my
skin w.ch has been of infinite Service to me.

I am Dr Sir
Y.r Most Oblig'd Hum Serv.t

Jn.o Grey junr

Alnwick 14. Jan.y 1775

N.B. My Father has
no Appetite for any
kind of flesh meat
nor can he tast it.

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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh

✍

John Grey Jun.r
ab.t his father
Janry 14. 1775
V. II. p. 154

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