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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:2177] From: Dr Alexander Stenhouse / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Francis Somervell (Somerville, Sommerveil) (Patient) / 19 March 1782 / (Incoming)

Letter from Alexander Stenhouse, concerning the case of Frank Somervell.

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FieldData
DOC ID 2177
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/1250
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date19 March 1782
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Letter from Alexander Stenhouse, concerning the case of Frank Somervell.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:964]
Case of Francis (Frank) Somervell who has an arthritic complaint.
3


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:2701]AuthorDr Alexander Stenhouse
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2743]PatientMr Francis Somervell (Somerville, Sommerveil)
[PERS ID:2701]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr Alexander Stenhouse
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Glasgow Glasgow and West Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Highlands East Highlands Scotland Europe inferred

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Sir


your friend & Patient Mr Frank Somervell
has taken the Guaiac Mixture agreeable to your
Directions, without any other medicine ever since
you was here excepting one night he took none,
merely to ascertain if it was owing to the medi¬
cine that he was a good deal affected with grip¬
ing pain in his
bowels, which attacked him
the 2d or 3d day after the use of it, but as he did
not find any alteration the following day, he is
going on with it, & his griping has abated these
2 last days; but his nights rest has been very
bad
for these 3 nights last past; I advised him to
take an Opiate last night, but he avoided it as
he felt drowsie at bedtime, & had about 3 hours
rest; He has had about 2 Stools in the 24 hours



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generally preceded by a little griping -- he has little
or no appetite
- he has been only once out of be
since you saw him, & he thinks that was the
cause of a pain he felt in his head & neck the
succeeding day -- he has had no Startings or
Spasms, -- he was once sensible of a moisture on
his Skin -------- Before you saw him he had
taken a house for Sea bathing in the summer,
he will be glad of your Opinion on this head.


I think this is all I have to tell you respecting him

I am Sir your most Obedient Servant
Alex Stenhouse
Glasgow 19th march 1782



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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh


Mr Stenhouse
Concerning Mr F. Somerveil
March 1782.
V. XIII. p. 334

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[Page 1]
Sir


your friend & Patient Mr Frank Somervell
has taken the Guaiac Mixture agreeable to your
Directions, without any other medicine ever since
you was here excepting one night he took none,
merely to ascertain if it was owing to the medi¬
cine that he was a good deal affected with grip¬
ing pain in his
bowels, which attacked him
the 2d or 3d day after the use of it, but as he did
not find any alteration the following day, he is
going on with it, & his griping has abated these
2 last days; but his nights rest has been very
bad
for these 3 nights last past; I advised him to
take an Opiate last night, but he avoided it as
he felt drowsie at bedtime, & had about 3 hours
rest; He has had about 2 Stools in the 24 hours



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generally preceded by a little griping -- he has little
or no appetite
- he has been only once out of be
since you saw him, & he thinks that was the
cause of a pain he felt in his head & neck the
succeeding day -- he has had no Startings or
Spasms, -- he was once sensible of a moisture on
his Skin -------- Before you saw him he had
taken a house for Sea bathing in the summer,
he will be glad of your Opinion on this head.


I think this is all I have to tell you respecting him

I am Sir your most Obedt Servt
Alex Stenhouse
Glasgow 19th march 1782



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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh


Mr Stenhouse
C Mr F. Somerveil
March 1782.
V. XIII. p. 334

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