The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1560] From: Dr William Hamilton (in Dumfries) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Elizabeth Craik (Betty Craick) (Patient), Mrs Bushby (in Dumfries) (Patient) / 6 September 1778 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Hamilton regarding the case of Miss Craik and Mrs Bushby. Hamilton betrays resentment at some aspersion cast over his reporting in a previous letter from Cullen.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1560 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/651 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 6 September 1778 |
| 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 Hamilton regarding the case of Miss Craik and Mrs Bushby. Hamilton betrays resentment at some aspersion cast over his reporting in a previous letter from Cullen. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:785] |
Case of Mrs Bushby who has a bad chest, vomiting and various other complaints generally associated with multiple child-bearing. |
7 |
| [Case ID:961] |
Case of Miss Betty Craik who is emaciated and has a pulmonary disorder. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2112] | Author | Dr William Hamilton (in Dumfries) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:686] | Patient | Miss Elizabeth Craik (Betty Craick) |
| [PERS ID:2197] | Patient | Mrs Bushby (in Dumfries) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2112] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Hamilton (in Dumfries) |
| [PERS ID:685] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr William Craik (Craick of Arbigland) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Arbigland | Kirkbean | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I was at Arbigland some days ago, and
tho I have nothing material to mention with
regard to change of complaints in Miss Craik,
her Father desired me to write you. I for the
first time observed any remarkable frequency
of pulse (about 94), or any change of complexion
that could give rise to the idea of hecktick. She has
all along studiously concealed her complaints. --
Her tongue, she complains more of, and it is
apparently more raw and chap'd; even the
wicks of the mouth are sore in her cough ↑and spitting↑, as far
as I could learn, is much as it was, but for
my own part I did not hear her cough more
than twice, and then she brought up nothing,
or swallow'd it instantly if she did. - Mr. Craik
proposes some land jaunts for his daughter,
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and likewise some short sails, as to the Isle of
Man &c, but dare not venture upon any thing
of greater consequence. - She has made some
trial of the decoction, which agreed well with
her, but nothing can be inferd from this, with
regard to the Mezereon, as I am pretty certain
it was not good. - It had been long kept, and
the whole root was prescribed, so that it was dif¬
ficult to take off the bark. - Mr. Craik was
to write you, to beg of you to order some of it
out of Town. -- Mrs. Bushby is again gone
to the country, and as far as I can learn, is
much as she was when I wrote you last. --
It would not be agreeable to you or me, my
animadverting upon particular parts, or the
general tenour of your last letter to me with
regard to her, this only I beg leave to observe, that
if you will take the trouble to look back to the
case I wrote you, you will not find my term of
throwing up, quite ambiguous; as I particular¬
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ly mention her having no cough or spitting, or
any other appearance of disease in her breast. -
I am still however with much regard
Dear
your most humble Servant
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
✍
Hamilton
Concerning
Miss Craik.
September 6thn 1778
9. 51
Diplomatic Text
I was at Arbigland some days ago, and
tho I have nothing material to mention with
regard to change of complaints in Miss Craik,
her Father desired me to write you. I for the
first time observed any remarkable frequency
of pulse (about 94), or any change of complexion
that could give rise to the idea of hecktick. She has
all along studiously concealed her complaints. --
Her tongue, she complains more of, and it is
apparently more raw and chap'd; even the
wicks of the mouth are sore in her cough ↑and spitting↑, as far
as I could learn, is much as it was, but for
my own part I did not hear her cough more
than twice, and then she brought up nothing,
or swallow'd it instantly if she did. - Mr. Craik
proposes some land jaunts for his daughter,
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and likewise some short sails, as to the Isle of
Man &c, but dare not venture upon any thing
of greater consequence. - She has made some
trial of the decoction, which agreed well with
her, but nothing can be inferd from this, with
regard to the Mezereon, as I am pretty certain
it was not good. - It had been long kept, and
the whole root was prescribed, so that it was dif¬
ficult to take off the bark. - Mr. Craik was
to write you, to beg of you to order some of it
out of Town. -- Mrs. Bushby is again gone
to the country, and as far as I can learn, is
much as she was when I wrote you last. --
It would not be agreeable to you or me, my
animadverting upon particular parts, or the
general tenour of your last letter to me with
regard to her, this only I beg leave to observe, that
if you will take the trouble to look back to the
case I wrote you, you will not find my term of
throwing up, quite ambiguous; as I particular¬
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ly mention her having no cough or spitting, or
any other appearance of disease in her breast. -
I am still however with much regard
Dr.
your most humb. Servt.
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
✍
Hamilton
C
Miss Craik.
Septr. 6thn 1778
9. 51
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