The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1110] From: Mrs Anne Stewart / To: Mrs Sarah Blacklock (Johnston(e)) / Regarding: Mrs Anne Stewart (Patient) / 17 January 1775 / (Incoming)
Letter from Anne Stewart, Abbey Green (Lesmahagow), relating her own case of 'a soar Breast I have got' since breastfeeding her baby two years before. Letter addressed to Mrs [Sarah] Blacklock, requesting that she read it to Cullen. The sender is a friend of Mrs Blacklock's sister, Miss Johnston and she also sends compliments to Sarah's husband, Dr Thomas Blacklock, the blind poet and scholar who, with his wife, ran a boarding house in Edinburgh mainly patronised by medical students. There is a note in another hand (almost certainly that of Mrs Blacklock's) commenting on Anne Stewart's case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1110 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/212 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 17 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 Anne Stewart, Abbey Green (Lesmahagow), relating her own case of 'a soar Breast I have got' since breastfeeding her baby two years before. Letter addressed to Mrs [Sarah] Blacklock, requesting that she read it to Cullen. The sender is a friend of Mrs Blacklock's sister, Miss Johnston and she also sends compliments to Sarah's husband, Dr Thomas Blacklock, the blind poet and scholar who, with his wife, ran a boarding house in Edinburgh mainly patronised by medical students. There is a note in another hand (almost certainly that of Mrs Blacklock's) commenting on Anne Stewart's case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:481] |
Case of Mrs Anne Stewart who as a 'soar Breast' from nursing and a spot on her hand which she fears is scurvy. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:66] | Author | Mrs Anne Stewart |
| [PERS ID:687] | Addressee | Mrs Sarah Blacklock |
| [PERS ID:66] | Patient | Mrs Anne Stewart |
| [PERS ID:1] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:842] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Lady Catherine |
| [PERS ID:843] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Stewart |
| [PERS ID:844] | Other | Reverend Thomas Blacklock (Dr Blacklock) |
| [PERS ID:231] | Other | Miss Johnston (Johnstone) |
| [PERS ID:687] | Supplemental Author | Mrs Sarah Blacklock |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Lesmahagow (Abbey Green / Abbay Green) | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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1775
Dear Madam
As I am Accquainted with no
body at Edinburgh that I could write to upon the
subject that I am going to trouble you with,
but my former Accquaintance with you, & my
intimcy with your Sister Miss Johnston,
makes me presume to trouble you, & beg you
will read Doctor Cullen the following Accoun↑t↑
of a soar Breast I have got, it is very Neigh
two years since it first turned soar. First of
all it Bealed upon the side of my Breast a
little from the Nipple, but healed soon up.
About six weeks after my Layingin I inoculated
the Child & his mouth being soar he Could
not suck which obliged me to milk my Breast
& that & the Childs soar mouth when he
could suck any fretted the Nipple so much
that I was then obliged to give up Nursing,
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it healed very soon after I gave up Nursing,
& continued very well for some time, after
which it grew tender round the Nipple & ↑has↑had
a rawness & dampness upon it ever since,
Excepting for a few days or some times for a
week it will be quite well & dray which I
think is owing to my washing it with Lime
water, it drays it & a thin dray skin groes on
it at which time it turns very itchey & the
thin dray skin comes of it after which it
will be damp and raw for some time to¬
gether, it gives me no pain nor is there any
hardness about it, I have had a spot upon
one of my hands for this some little time
very much like the spot upon my Breast,
I would be glad how soon I could have the
Doctors Answer as I would wish to doe some
thing immediately as it has been of so longe
a standing. Mr Stewart joins with me
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in offering kind Compliments to Mr Blacklock
and you.
your much obliged Servant
PS
inclosed is a Guinea which you will give
the Doctor
✍
Lady Catherine is of opinion that
Mrs Stewart is too low ↑in her Diet↑ & that it is
something of the scurvy she has had
a Child since her breast began but
did not attempt nursing I fancy she is
with Child again
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Mrs Blacklock
Anne Stewart
from Mrs Blacklock
January 17, 1775
Vol. II. p. 65.
Diplomatic Text
1775
Dear Madam
As I am Accquainted with no
body at Ednr that I could write to upon the
subject that I am going to trouble you with,
but my former Accquaintance with you, & my
intimcy with your Sister Miss Johnston,
makes me presume to trouble you, & beg you
will read Doctor Cullen the following Accoun↑t↑
of a soar Breast I have got, it is very Neigh
two years since it first turned soar. First of
all it Bealed upon the side of my Breast a
little from the Nipple, but healed soon up.
About six weeks after my Layingin I inoculated
the Child & his mouth being soar he Could
not suck which obliged me to milk my Breast
& that & the Childs soar mouth when he
could suck any fretted the Nipple so much
that I was then obliged to give up Nursing,
[Page 2]
it healed very soon after I gave up Nursing,
& continued very well for some time, after
which it grew tender round the Nipple & ↑has↑had
a rawness & dampness upon it ever since,
Excepting for a few days or some times for a
week it will be quite well & dray which I
think is owing to my washing it with Lime
water, it drays it & a thin dray skin groes on
it at which time it turns very itchey & the
thin dray skin comes of it after which it
will be damp and raw for some time to¬
gether, it gives me no pain nor is there any
hardness about it, I have had a spot upon
one of my hands for this some little time
very much like the spot upon my Breast,
I would be glad how soon I could have the
Doctors Answer as I would wish to doe some
thing immediately as it has been of so longe
a standing. Mr Stewart joins with me
[Page 3]
in offering kind Compts to Mr Blacklock
and you.
your much obliged Servt
PS
inclosed is a Guinea which you will give
the Doctor
✍
Lady Catherine is of opinion that
Mrs Stewart is too low ↑in her Diet↑ & that it is
something of the scurvy she has had
a Child since her breast began but
did not attempt nursing I fancy she is
with Child again
[Page 4]
✍
Mrs Blacklock
Anne Stewart
from Mrs Blacklock
Janry 17, 1775
Vol. II. p. 65.
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