The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1791] From: Dr Robert Innes / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Dr Robert Innes (Patient) / December? 1779? / (Incoming)
Letter from 'R. I.' (identified in annotation and other letters as Dr. Robert Innes), concerning his own case. Undated but probably from December of 1779; written the day after letter ID: 1790.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1791 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/871 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | December? 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 'R. I.' (identified in annotation and other letters as Dr. Robert Innes), concerning his own case. Undated but probably from December of 1779; written the day after letter ID: 1790. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:808] |
Case of Dr Robert Innes who, over several years, has stomach complaints, then piles, then a cold and cough. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3089] | Author | Dr Robert Innes |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3089] | Patient | Dr Robert Innes |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3089] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Robert Innes |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Woodhall / Woodhal | Port Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
I wrote you a few
lines yesterday I got some rest last
Night but am still very uneasy
the Piles are very large and the
end of the rectum within and
without so strait and tender
that it will be very difficult
to get any Passage. Whither {illeg}
will Cream of Tartar Sulpher
or Castor Oil answer best. -
I propose before it work in case
of hardend excrement a little
Lintseed Tea and Oil covering the
the injection Pipe with Pins¬
tripe 1 do you know of any better
method than what I have
proposed shall I apply any
thing to the Piles I did nothing Yesterday. Your an¬
swer will oblige
You Dear Doctor
Yours affectionately
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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
Dr Innes.
December 1779.
Notes:
1: This seems to be the correct reading. If so, it predates the first recorded use of this term (traditionally associated with a type of cloth first manufactured in the 1860s), by almost a century.
Diplomatic Text
I wrote you a few
lines yesterday I got some rest last
Night but am still very uneasy
the Piles are very large and the
end of the rectum within and
without so strait and tender
that it will be very difficult
to get any Passage. Whither {illeg}
will Cream of Tartar Sulpher
or Castor Oil answer best. -
I propose before it work in case
of hardend excrement a little
Lintseed Tea and Oil covering the
the injection Pipe with Pins¬
tripe 1 do you know of any better
method than what I have
proposed shall I apply any
thing to the Piles I did nothing Yesterday. Your an¬
swer will oblige
You Dr Doctor
Yours affecly
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Doctor Cullen
Edinr
Dr Innes.
Decr. 1779.
Notes:
1: This seems to be the correct reading. If so, it predates the first recorded use of this term (traditionally associated with a type of cloth first manufactured in the 1860s), by almost a century.
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