The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1858] From: Reverend Richard Witton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Reverend Richard Witton (Patient) / 29 May 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from the Revd. Richard Witton concerning his own case, which is the intimate matter of a discharge. He is not too concerned what his parishioners think of his being ill, as he has hitherto been very healthy. Hand-stamp very smudged but assumed to be Morpeth.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 1858 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/937 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Incoming |
Date | 29 May 1780 |
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 the Revd. Richard Witton concerning his own case, which is the intimate matter of a discharge. He is not too concerned what his parishioners think of his being ill, as he has hitherto been very healthy. Hand-stamp very smudged but assumed to be Morpeth. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1264] |
Case of Richard Witton who has a discharge. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:3127] | Author | Reverend Richard Witton |
[PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:3127] | Patient | Reverend Richard Witton |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:1940] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr John Sharp |
[PERS ID:3128] | Other | Mr Elliott |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Hartburn | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Mentioned / Other | Morpeth | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
Mentioned / Other | Northumberland | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
Place of Handstamp | Morpeth | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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I took all your Prescription in about 10 Days, which
seems to be efficacious for what it was intended.
I was when very young (not lately) too liable to nocturnal
Emissions - which never poluted any but self - or for my
own sake I would tell you. But that was ↑not↑ my whole
Disorder. I was still liable to a dropping or oozing of clear
water during the Medicine. & since especially after a
Breakfast of Bohea Tea & my Morning Pipe, which
causes a warmth when I sit down not much otherwise.
I wash the parts every Morning. I work in the Garden often
& after sweating a little that partial Perspiration leaves me
for a While. My Water is clear now - by Chance that
purulent Matter comes from the Penis after a stool.
I keep myself from being offensive by clean cotton drawers
once a Week, but I fear, growing Worse. -
I had no time to enquire about Diet &c. I take any thing in
a Temperate Way - Good Malt Liqueur has always agreed well
with my Constitution & Wine sometimes. If anything is
particularly for or against me Constitution please to mention ↓it↓.
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I shall be much obliged to you for a letter by the return of the Post &
shall thank you for it when I come to Town. I am sorry, on Doctor Sharp's
account, Mr. Elliott should be so stingy where Heath was concerned -
his Income is as good as mine about 100 a year - & I shall think myself
Rich when clear of this disorder. I am under no fear of any Bad Impu¬
tation to my Case in this Neighbourhood - [their?] Pitty I hope I have not often
I have been very healthy & am so now except -- I have been 16 years at
Doctor Sharps. I hope you can Write soon I am Good Sir Your
Obliged humble Servant
Hartburn near Morpeth
Northumberland
excuse haste to save ↑on↑ Post I have
neglected one or two.
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To Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
North --
Notes:
1: The name has been cut-off, presumably for reasons of confidentiality given the nature of the patient's disorder.
Diplomatic Text
I took all your Prescription in about 10 Days, which
seems to be efficacious for what it was intended.
I was when very young (not lately) too liable to noct:
Emissns. - which never poluted any but self - or for my
own sake I would tell you. But that was ↑not↑ my whole
Disorder. I was still liable to a dropping or oozing of clear
water during the Medicine. & since especially after a
Breakfast of Bohea Tea & my Morning Pipe, which
causes a warmth when I sit down not much otherwise.
I wash the parts every Morning. I work in the Garden often
& after sweating a little that partial Perspiration leaves me
for a While. My Water is clear now - by Chance that
purulent Matter comes from the Penis after a stool.
I keep myself from being offensive by clean cotton drawers
once a Week, but I fear, growing Worse. -
I had no time to enquire abt. Diet &c. I take any thing in
a Temperate Way - Good Malt Liq. has always agreed well
with my Constitution & Wine sometimes. If anything is
particularly for or against me Constitution please to mention ↓it↓.
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I shall be much obliged to you for a letter by the return of the Post &
shall thank you for it when I come to Town. I am sorry, on Doctor Sharp's
account, Mr. Elliott should be so stingy where Heath was concerned -
his Income is as good as mine about 100 a year - & I shall think myself
Rich when clear of this disorder. I am under no fear of any Bad Impu¬
tation to my Case in this Neighbourhood - [their?] Pitty I hope I have not often
I have been very healthy & am so now except -- I have been 16 years at
Doctor Sharps. I hope you can Write soon I am Good Sir Your
Obligd. hble Servt.
Hartburn near Morpeth
Northumberland
excuse haste to save ↑on↑ Post I have
neglected one or two.
[Page 3]
To Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
North --
Notes:
1: The name has been cut-off, presumably for reasons of confidentiality given the nature of the patient's disorder.
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