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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:1770] From: Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall) (Patient) / 10 December 1779 / (Incoming)

Letter from Alexander Copland, surgeon at Dumfries, concerning the case of Mr McDowal. Marked 'Answered in person'.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 1770
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/857
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date10 December 1779
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Letter from Alexander Copland, surgeon at Dumfries, concerning the case of Mr McDowal. Marked 'Answered in person'.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1107]
Case of Mr William McDowal [McDowall, McDouall], who has a chest complaint and spits blood.
19


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:566]AuthorMr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange)
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1080]PatientMr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:566]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange)

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

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Doctor Cullen,
Dear Sir,


Mc:Dowal saw you last, he has been ↑since [Inst:?]↑ 1 mostly
rideing about on Account of Business, & has
not been more than 6 Days at a time in
this place, he has therefor not had it in his
power to go on with a proper Course of
the pectoral Pills you last recommended
or to have any more of the Decoctum Tussilago
& Parietariœ as you before ordered. --- But
has had no threatenings of the Hæmoptoe
& has been rather gathering more Strength
of late. Tho he complains much of an obsti¬
nate Costiveness
↑a Disposition to↑ which seems to be every Day
encreasing upon him. -- The Pills you



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last ordered, as well as the former Electuary
after using two or three Times lost their
Effects & were obliged to be used in such large
Doses to produce a proper Effect that thay
became very inconvenient & even then
uncertain, so that I was obliged to have recour[se]
again to the Castor Oil (Made into an Emul¬
sion)
which has always been as yet effectual
But this again he complains of as lying
heavy on his Stomach. ---


He at present attributes all his
Complaints to his Costive habit, & from ta¬
king a Retrospect of his former Complaint
I am apt to believe it has acted in these, always
as a Strong Occasional Cause if not as a
prædisposing one also. -- For in the Dange¬



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rous Complaint of his Bowells that attacked him
some year's ago in the troublesome Cutane¬
ous
Eruption ↑that he had↑ & his late pectoral Com¬
plaints
, Constipation was always one
of the most troublesome Symptoms. -
For farther particulars I must refers
you to himself as this go's along with him {illeg}
& believe me to be with Respect &


Regard
Dear Sir
your most obliged &
most obedient humble
Servant
Alexr: Copland

Dumfries
December 10th.
1779. --



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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh


Copland
Query
Mr McDowal
December 1779.
X. p.
Answered in person.

Notes:

1: Possibly indicating since 'my last' letter.

Diplomatic Text

[Page 1]
Doctor Cullen,
Dear Sir,


Mc:Dowal saw you last, he has been ↑since [Inst:?]↑ 1 mostly
rideing about on Account of Business, & has
not been more than 6 Days at a time in
this place, he has therefor not had it in his
power to go on with a proper Course of
the pectoral Pills you last recommended
or to have any more of the Decoct: Tussilag:
& Parietariœ as you before ordered. --- But
has had no threatenings of the Hæmoptoe
& has been rather gathering more Strength
of late. Tho he complains much of an obsti¬
nate Costiveness
↑a Disposition to↑ which seems to be every Day
encreasing upon him. -- The Pills you



[Page 2]

last ordered, as well as the former Electuary
after using two or three Times lost their
Effects & were obliged to be used in such large
Doses to produce a proper Effect that thay
became very inconvenient & even then
uncertain, so that I was obliged to have recour[se]
again to the Castor Oil (Made into an Emul¬
sion)
which has always been as yet effectual
But this again he complains of as lying
heavy on his Stomach. ---


He at present attributes all his
Complaints to his Costive habit, & from ta¬
king a Retrospect of his former Complaint
I am apt to believe it has acted in these, always
as a Strong Occasional Cause if not as a
prædisposing one also. -- For in the Dange¬



[Page 3]

rous Complaint of his Bowells that attacked him
some year's ago in the troublesome Cutane¬
ous
Eruption ↑that he had↑ & his late pectoral Com¬
plaints
, Constipation was always one
of the most troublesome Symptoms. -
For farther particulars I must refers
you to himself as this go's along with him {illeg}
& believe me to be with Respect &


Regard
Dear Sir
your most obliged &
most obedient humble
Servant
Alexr: Copland

Dumfries
Decemr: 10th.
1779. --



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Doctor Cullen
Ednr.


Copland
Q.
Mr McDowal
Decr. 1779.
X. p.
Answered in person.

Notes:

1: Possibly indicating since 'my last' letter.

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