The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1900] From: Mr William Ingham / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Mary Clutterbuck (Patient) / 20 August 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Ingham concerning the case of Miss Mary Clutterbuck.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1900 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/980 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 20 August 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 William Ingham concerning the case of Miss Mary Clutterbuck. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:193] |
Case of Miss Mary Clutterbuck whose cough and other breathing problems are diagnosed as signs of 'hysteria'. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:82] | Author | Mr William Ingham |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:83] | Patient | Miss Mary Clutterbuck |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:82] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Ingham |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Sir
For an Account of Miss Mary
Clutterbuck's Case prior to the 6th: of February
last I must refer you to herself as I ne¬
ver visited her till them, when I found her
strongly affected with Hysteria; she cough'd
incessantly and gave Signs of great oppres¬
sion and Uneasiness an her Chest -- Her friend
who had been accustom'd to see her in these
convulsive Paroxysms inform'd me that
upon these Occasions a great Variety of an¬
tispasmodic Medicines had been us'd but
Nothing ever reliev'd except copious Bleed¬
ings; that slight attacks had sometimes
gone off by spitting up large Quantities
of Blood; after such Information, I, reluc¬
tantly on Account of great Debility,
bled her & found the Cough gradually decrease
during the Bleedings and after taking away
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10 Ounces of Blood she was so far recover'd
as to make me stop the Orifice but I
had scarce apply'd my finger when the
Cough return'd; she then earnestly request¬
ed to have more Blood taken away,
which was comply'd with, nor was I
able to tye up her Arm before she
had loss'd upwards of 20 Ounces; she
being now much recover'd I left her &
next Morning found that she had
pass'd a tolerably easy Night & only
complain'd of great Languor & pain in
her Side, which, she said, had never been
mitigated by any means neither to prescrib'd
nor can I say that it is even now in the
least abated notwithstanding the ap¬
plication of Blisters & the Insertion of
an Issue & Seton ---
In the Intervals of these Attacks /which
have been three Weeks or a Month, tho'
sometimes not two Days/, she has taken
Bark, Zinc join'd with opium & great
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Quantities of Musk, at the same time
living upon Milk, Farinacea & Vege¬
tables, but I can't say that much Be¬
nefit has arose from this Course, her
Fits being now so violent as never to
abate 'till Fainting, is produc'd by Bleed¬
ing yet I hope your Plan will prove
more successful than that ofhas has hi¬
therto pursued - I am, Sir! Your
Obedient humble Servant
Wm. Ingham
Newcastle August 20th: 1780
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Dr: Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Ingham
Miss M. Clutterbuck
August 1780 --
Xi. p.59.
Diplomatic Text
Sir
For an Account of Miss Mary
Clutterbuck's Case prior to ye 6th: of February
last I must refer you to herself as I ne¬
ver visited her till them, when I found her
strongly affected with Hysteria; she cough'd
incessantly and gave Signs of great oppres¬
sion and Uneasiness an her Chest -- Her friend
who had been accustom'd to see her in these
convulsive Paroxysms inform'd me that
upon these Occasions a great Variety of an¬
tispasmodic Medicines had been us'd but
Nothing ever reliev'd except copious Bleed¬
ings; yt. slight attacks had sometimes
gone off by spitting up large Quantities
of Blood; after such Information, I, reluc¬
tantly on Account of great Debility,
bled her & found the Cough gradually decrease
during the Bleeds. and after taking away
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10 Ounces of Blood she was so far recover'd
as to make me stop the Orifice but I
had scarce apply'd my finger when the
Cough return'd; she then earnestly request¬
ed to have more Blood taken away,
which was comply'd with, nor was I
able to tye up her Arm before she
had loss'd upwards of 20 Ounces; she
being now much recover'd I left her &
next Morning found that she had
pass'd a tolerably easy Night & only
complain'd of great Languor & pain in
her Side, which, she said, had never been
mitigated by any means neither to prescrib'd
nor can I say that it is even now in the
least abated notwithstanding the ap¬
plication of Blisters & the Insertion of
an Issue & Seton ---
In the Intervals of these Attacks /which
have been three Weeks or a Month, tho'
sometimes not two Days/, she has taken
Bark, Zinc join'd with opium & great
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Quantities of Musk, at the same time
living upon Milk, Farinacea & Vege¬
tables, but I can't say that much Be¬
nefit has arose from this Course, her
Fits being now so violent as never to
abate 'till Fainting, is produc'd by Bleed¬
ing yet I hope your Plan will prove
more successful than that ofhas has hi¬
therto pursued - I am, Sir! Your
obedt. humble Servt.
Wm. Ingham
N.Castle Augt: 20th: 1780
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Dr: Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Ingham
Miss M. Clutterbuck
Augt. 1780 --
Xi. p.59.
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