The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2000] From: Reverend John Mudie (of Portmoak) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Mudie (Patient) / 11 April 1781 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Mudie concerning the case of his daughter and her spasmodic and respiratory complaints. He believes Mr Kinnaird has sent the wrong pills.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2000 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1077 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 11 April 1781 |
| 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 John Mudie concerning the case of his daughter and her spasmodic and respiratory complaints. He believes Mr Kinnaird has sent the wrong pills. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1361] |
Case of Rev John Mudie's daughter, who has a bad cough and related symptoms including sleeplessness and spasmodic contractions. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:4637] | Author | Reverend John Mudie (of Portmoak) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5518] | Patient | Miss Mudie |
| [PERS ID:5520] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr David Davidson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5519] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr James Mudie |
| [PERS ID:4637] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Reverend John Mudie (of Portmoak) |
| [PERS ID:5260] | Other | Mr Kinnaird |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Portmoak Manse | Scotlandwell | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Kinross | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Youll find me a very troublesome
correspondant Nothing but your great indulgence
& my Anxiety coud make me venture to intrude so
much upon your Goodness –– My little son acquainted me
that I was to continue my Daughter with the Pills, And
he sent me a number from Mr Kinnaird, but as they appear
quite different in Smell & Colour from the first sent, I have
returnd them to him to see if there was any Mistake ––––
These returnd are very Blue & look like Mercurial Pills
I hope Kinnaird will reexamine them & send what is
proper. I wrote you that the Contractions were almost over
& her appetite better. Now her trouble has put on a
different appearance She doth not Contract, has got the use
of her Tongue & is Seldom troubled with the Stiffness of
her Arms or Legs But is Ceased with a Sort of Sleepiness
which has not the Appearance of Sound Sleep but a sort
of Snorting Dozing and unrefreshed with it; She
Sleeps not all night But starts much when she
is affected with these Sleepy fits, Sometimes when these
Sleepings Cease her, as they usualy come on about 6 in
the Afternoon, she is
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troubled with a short dry Cough with a sort of Back
draught like a Spasm upon her Lungs –– I woud
fain flatter myself that her present Dozing takes
its rise from the Lassitude of her nervous system
its being formerly so Irritated, that when now unbended
her nerves will take a time to return to a proper Tone
I have given none of the Bark Since she began to
Cough & Hoop a little, Excuse my pretending to offer
my Conjectures to you But as I have been Studying and
practising Physic for 36 years I must always be
intruding my Nostrums upon my Superiours but Doctor
Cullen has too much Sense to be offended for I always
submitt to my betters especialy to Doctor Cullen whose
opinion is Ipse dixit 1 to me –– As my Son leaves
the town upon Thursday & cannot wait upon you
It woud be exceedingly merciful if you coud find
leasure to drop me a line by Kinross to the Care
of Mr Davidson Surgeon. I hope youll soon be freed
from my Impertinency but I shall never think myself
disengadged from Gratitude to you my kind Benefactor
whilst I am with the greatest Esteem
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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh/
Notes:
1: Latin, lit. "He himself said it", in this context, an authoritative statement by an expert.
Diplomatic Text
Youll find me a very troublesome
correspondant Nothing but your great indulgence
& my Anxiety coud make me venture to intrude so
much upon your Goodness –– My little son acquainted me
that I was to continue my Daughter with the Pills, And
he sent me a number from Mr Kinnaird, but as they appear
quite different in Smell & Colour from the first sent, I have
returnd them to him to see if there was any Mistake ––––
These returnd are very Blue & look like Mercurial Pills
I hope Kinnaird will reexamine them & send what is
proper. I wrote you that the Contractions were almost over
& her appetite better. Now her trouble has put on a
different appearance She doth not Contract, has got the use
of her Tongue & is Seldom troubled with the Stiffness of
her Arms or Legs But is Ceased with a Sort of Sleepiness
which has not the Appearance of Sound Sleep but a sort
of Snorting Dozing and unrefreshed with it; She
Sleeps not all night But starts much when she
is affected with these Sleepy fits, Sometimes when these
Sleepings Cease her, as they usualy come on about 6 in
the Afternoon, she is
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troubled with a short dry Cough with a sort of Back
draught like a Spasm upon her Lungs –– I woud
fain flatter myself that her present Dozing takes
its rise from the Lassitude of her nervous system
its being formerly so Irritated, that when now unbended
her nerves will take a time to return to a proper Tone
I have given none of the Bark Since she began to
Cough & Hoop a little, Excuse my pretending to offer
my Conjectures to you But as I have been Studying and
practising Physic for 36 years I must always be
intruding my Nostrums upon my Superiours but Doctor
Cullen has too much Sense to be offended for I always
submitt to my betters especialy to Doctor Cullen whose
opinion is Ipse dixit 1 to me –– As my Son leaves
the town upon Thursday & cannot wait upon you
It woud be exceedingly merciful if you coud find
leasure to drop me a line by Kinross to the Care
of Mr Davidson Surgeon. I hope youll soon be freed
from my Impertinency but I shall never think myself
disengadged from Gratitude to you my kind Benefactor
whilst I am with the greatest Esteem
[Page 3]
Doctor Cullen
Edinr/
Notes:
1: Latin, lit. "He himself said it", in this context, an authoritative statement by an expert.
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