The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1137] From: William Brown / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 28 April 1775 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Brown in Hamilton, concerning an unnamed female patient who is undergoing salivation and sarsparilla treatment.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There are 2 images for this document.
[Page 1]
[Page 2]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1137 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/238 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 28 April 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 William Brown in Hamilton, concerning an unnamed female patient who is undergoing salivation and sarsparilla treatment. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:558] |
Case of an unnamed female patient who is undergoing salivation and sarsparilla treatment. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1431] | Author | William Brown |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1432] | Patient | |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1431] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | William Brown |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place of Handstamp | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Your Letter of the 14.th of this Date I Recieved
and shall Endeavour to follow the Contents thereof as near as
possible. She came over to me upon the 17.th Current when
I that night I began with her; her mouth is very Clean.
The Tonsils a very little swelled, her Gums a little
sore, she spits about a Gill and a half in the 24 hours.
These four Days past has not the Least Effect upon her
Intistines as yet, gets passage Regularly, once and
sometimes twice, in the 24 hours, Began upon Wednesday to
give her the Decoct: Sarsæ – I want to know if I am to
Continue her as above Related; I take it that you only
want it very Gentle and Did not say in your Letter whither
she was to have any spitting or not any further than her
mouth a Little sore, if it is too high shall Lower it.
But Design to Continue her till I hear from you which
I Expect by Course of post and am
[Page 2]
Mr
William Cullen Physitian
att his Lodgings
Edinburgh
Hamilton. 28 April
1775
Diplomatic Text
Your Letter of the 14.th of this Date I Recieved
and shall Endeavour to follow the Contents thereof as near as
possible. She came over to me upon the 17.th Current when
I that night I began with her; her mouth is very Clean.
The Tonsils a very little swelled, her Gums a little
sore, she spits about a Gill and a half in the 24 hours.
These four Days past has not the Least Effect upon her
Intistines as yet, gets passage Regularly, once and
sometimes twice, in the 24 hours, Began upon Wednesday to
give her the Decoct: Sarsæ – I want to know if I am to
Continue her as above Related; I take it that you only
want it very Gentle and Did not say in your Letter whither
she was to have any spitting or not any further than her
mouth a Little sore, if it is too high shall Lower it.
But Design to Continue her till I hear from you which
I Expect by Course of post and am
[Page 2]
Mr
William Cullen Physitian
att his Lodgings
Edin.r
Hamilton. 28 April
1775
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:1137]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
