The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2131] From: Mr William Ingham / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Mary Peareth (Pearith, Peariths) (Patient), Miss Furie (Furye) (Patient), Mrs Stevenson (Stephenson) (Patient) / 13 January 1782 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Ingham concerning the case of Miss Mary Pearith, and reporting on the cases of Mrs Stevenson and Miss Fury [Furie?]
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2131 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1206 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 13 January 1782 |
| 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 Pearith, and reporting on the cases of Mrs Stevenson and Miss Fury [Furie?] |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:52] |
Case of Miss Mary Peareth who has a painful bladder condition. |
25 |
| [Case ID:691] |
Case of Miss Furie (Furye) who has a weak chest and who is given general advice on sustaining her health over the winter. She first consulted Cullen about four years earlier (c. 1772), but no evidence traced. |
5 |
| [Case ID:1195] |
Case of Mrs Stephenson (Stevenson) who has a sore throat, breathing and other chronic complaints. |
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:80] | Patient | Miss Mary Peareth (Pearith, Peariths) |
| [PERS ID:189] | Patient | Miss Furie (Furye) |
| [PERS ID:3054] | Patient | Mrs Stevenson (Stephenson) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:81] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Richard Lambert |
| [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 | |
| Mentioned / Other | Bristol | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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Miss Mary Pearith with uncom¬
mon Resolution has attentively pursued every
Plan recommended in your last Letter to Mr:
Lambert /except the use of the Hot-Well at
Bristol/ and I am sorry to add without any
lasting Relief -- Upon the Commencement
of the alterative mercurial Course last May
we had great Reason to expect a perma¬
nent Change for the Better, as she was tolerab¬
ly easy for six Weeks; cou'd use Exercise
and felt /as she expresses it/ quite comfort¬
able; but this Ease was too soon succeeded
by great Uneasiness with few Intervals; and
for the last two (↑two↑) Months she has hardly been
six Hours easy - She described her Pain,
as usual, beginning with burning Heat in
her Back & travelling round the Region
of the Bladder before it in any Degree
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subsides - she can suffer very little Urine
to be collected and passes it painfully,
without any unnatural appearance in
the sediment; not is her Pulse, during
the sensation of Heat, at any time sensibly
quickened - When any Wind or Fæces
pass along the Rectum she makes
great Complaint, in short Motion of
every kind is dreadful ----
Oleum Ricini, Balsamus Copaivae Mercurial
Alteratives Anodynes Milk & fari¬
naceous Diet have been diligently
tried agreeable to your Directions
without the desir'd Success, and we now
wish to know if you wou'd have her
endeavour to reach Bristol /tho' it
must be attended with great Difficulty,/
and the Plan you wou'd wish her to pur¬
sue when there or any other mode
that you recommend will be accept¬
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able both to the Family & your humble
Mrs: Stevenson is much better
Miss Fury growing (↑becoming↑) very weak
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Dr: Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Ingham
Concerning Miss Peareths
January 1782
V. XIII p. 259
Diplomatic Text
Miss Mary Pearith with uncom¬
mon Resolution has attentively pursued every
Plan recommended in your last Letter to Mr:
Lambert /except the use of the Hot-Well at
Bristol/ and I am sorry to add without any
lasting Relief -- Upon the Commencement
of the alterative mercurial Course last May
we had great Reason to expect a perma¬
nent Change for the Better, as she was tolerab¬
ly easy for six Weeks; cou'd use Exercise
and felt /as she expresses it/ quite comfort¬
able; but this Ease was too soon succeeded
by great Uneasiness with few Intervals; and
for the last two (↑two↑) Months she has hardly been
six Hours easy - She described her Pain,
as usual, beginning with burning Heat in
her Back & travelling round the Region
of the Bladder before it in any Degree
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subsides - she can suffer very little Urine
to be collected and passes it painfully,
without any unnatural appearance in
the sediment; not is her Pulse, during
the sensation of Heat, at any time sensibly
quickened - When any Wind or Fæces
pass along the Rectum she makes
great Complaint, in short Motion of
every kind is dreadful ----
Ol: Ricini, Bals: Copaiv: Mercurial
Alteratives Anodynes Milk & fari¬
naceous Diet have been diligently
tried agreeable to your Directions
without the desir'd Success, and we now
wish to know if you wou'd have her
endeavour to reach Bristol /tho' it
must be attended with great Difficulty,/
and the Plan you wou'd wish her to pur¬
sue when there or any other mode
that you recommend will be accept¬
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able both to the Family & your humble
Mrs: Stevenson is much better
Miss Fury growing (↑becoming↑) very weak
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Dr: Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Ingham
C Miss Peareths
Janry 1782
V. XIII p. 259
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