The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1740] From: Dr Christopher Douglas (of Kelso) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Pringle (of Haining) (Patient) / 11 October 1779 / (Incoming)
Letter from Christopher Douglas, concerning the case of Mr Pringle.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1740 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/827 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 11 October 1779 |
| 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 Christopher Douglas, concerning the case of Mr Pringle. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1146] |
The Case of Mr Pringle who is starting to recover from a bilious complaint. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:571] | Author | Dr Christopher Douglas (of Kelso) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2966] | Patient | Mr John Pringle (of Haining) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:571] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Christopher Douglas (of Kelso) |
| [PERS ID:2967] | Other | Miss Cullen |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | The Haining | Selkirk | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I have now the pleasure to inform
you that every appearance now shows
Mr Pringles disease is yeilding. He had yes¬
terday four copious Bilious stools. His
water is not near so high colour'd &
altho at times He complains of spasmodic
affections in the Region of the Stomach
they are less severe, they generally come
on towards evening attended with some
light degree of a feverish Paroxym
last night. His pulse was eighty in a
minute but was carried off by a univer¬
sal sweat which continued all night
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& as now not more than sixty four. As
yet He has no appetite as neither the
Beef Tea or Chicken Broth [satt?] easy
upon His stomach I tried Him with
Cow Whey He likes it & drinks plen¬
tifully of it. The night before last He
took one ounce & half of Sacred Tincture it
had had no effect when I came here about
one oClock I gave Him a large dose of
Magnesia which [sett?] all [a?] going & the
consequence was the discharge of
Bile, as He is to have this day of
respite I have given directions for
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the Tincture being repeated this night
& the Magnesia tomorrow if neccessary
I hope to hear that Miss Cullen is better
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Doctor Cullen
Dr Chr. Douglas
Pringle of Haining
October 11th 1779
V.X.p.
Diplomatic Text
I have now the pleasure to inform
you that every appearance now shows
Mr Pringles disease is yeilding. He had yes¬
terday four copious Bilious stools. His
water is not near so high colour'd &
altho at times He complains of spasmodic
affections in the Region of the Stomach
they are less severe, they generally come
on towards evening attended with some
light degree of a feverish Paroxym
last night. His pulse was eighty in a
minute but was carried off by a univer¬
sal sweat which continued all night
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& as now not more than sixty four. As
yet He has no appetite as neither the
Beef Tea or Chicken Broth [satt?] easy
upon His stomach I tried Him with
Cow Whey He likes it & drinks plen¬
tifully of it. The night before last He
took one ouz. & half of Sacred Tincture it
had had no effect when I came here about
one oClock I gave Him a large dose of
Magnesia which [sett?] all [a?] going & the
consequence was the discharge of
Bile, as He is to have this day of
respite I have given directions for
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the Tincture being repeated this night
& the Magnesia tomorrow if neccessary
I hope to hear that Miss Cullen is better
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Doctor Cullen
Dr Chr. Douglas
Pringle of Haining
Octr 11th 1779
V.X.p.
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