The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2219] From: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) / To: Mr Robert Clerk (Clarke; Clerke; of Mavisbank) / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 25 April 1784 / (Incoming)
Transcription by Robert Clerk of an extract from a letter to him from his brother, Colonel Clerk, concerning the Colonel's own case. Enclosed in letter 2221 along with letter 2220. Colonel Clerk reports on his taking of wine and exercise and the medicines he has used to combat his excessive weakness.
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| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2219 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1291a |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 25 April 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Transcription by Robert Clerk of an extract from a letter to him from his brother, Colonel Clerk, concerning the Colonel's own case. Enclosed in letter 2221 along with letter 2220. Colonel Clerk reports on his taking of wine and exercise and the medicines he has used to combat his excessive weakness. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1473] |
Case of Colonel George Clerk [Clark, Clarke, Clerke] who becomes excessively weak and feeble from chronic costiveness, breathlessness, and other chronic complaints. In New York he has a perpetual fever and stomach complaint and mentions consulting Cullen before but no firm evidence traced unless he is the same patient as Case 283 in 1768. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2507] | Author | Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) |
| [PERS ID:3181] | Addressee | Mr Robert Clerk (Clarke; Clerke; of Mavisbank) |
| [PERS ID:3181] | Scribe | Mr Robert Clerk (Clarke; Clerke; of Mavisbank) |
| [PERS ID:2507] | Patient | Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3181] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Robert Clerk (Clarke; Clerke; of Mavisbank) |
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Colll. Clerk's 1st. Letter, mentions as follows
I have again taken to a little wine I have begun
with Burgundy these five days past from
half to a pint after Dinner, taking exercise
different ways I believe I take too much in
this course. I have been also taking a little
infusion of Bark in cold water with a little
tincture of it & a little Elixir Vitriol –– Bathing
but once a week –– Yet these five days past
I have been seized with such excessive weakness
I can't express or explain to you fully –– sometimes
with prodigious cravings for want, the wine
don't encrease my strength the feebleness has been
so great & is, that soon after dinner I am totally
debilitated oppressed & not able to sit up altho'
I am carried to the open air –– I am Languid a stupor
and sleepiness that I am obliged to go to bed an
hour sooner than usual but don't sleep, I had
been trying drinking Cheltenham water (purgative)
but it wou'd not go doun with me (I mean pass)
I mixed it with salts one Morning which hurt
me much made me cold feverish and worked me
greatly –– three days after I took Rhuburb
finding my stomach not right which gave me
two motions –– it is from that time my excessive
weakness has been –– last Tuesday the 20th. I have
taken nothing but the Bark since nor have I
had any passage in my Belly –– resolved to give
up as much as possible all Laxatives but the
Castor oil as directed by Dr. Cullen who I believe
must be troubled with me again I am very
uneasy today –– but shall Bath I fear it relaxes
I mean to try a shorter time in ––––
Diplomatic Text
Colll. Clerk's 1st. Letter, mentions as follows
I have again taken to a little wine I have begun
with Burgundy these five days past from
half to a pint after Dinner, taking exercise
different ways I believe I take too much in
this course. I have been also taking a little
infusion of Bark in cold water with a little
tincture of it & a little Elixir Vitriol –– Bathing
but once a week –– Yet these five days past
I have been seized with such excessive weakness
I can't express or explain to you fully –– sometimes
with prodigious cravings for want, the wine
don't encrease my strength the feebleness has been
so great & is, that soon after dinner I am totally
debilitated oppressed & not able to sit up altho'
I am carried to the open air –– I am Languid a stupor
and sleepiness that I am obliged to go to bed an
hour sooner than usual but don't sleep, I had
been trying drinking Cheltenham water (purgative)
but it wou'd not go doun with me (I mean pass)
I mixed it with salts one Morning which hurt
me much made me cold feverish and worked me
greatly –– three days after I took Rhuburb
finding my stomach not right which gave me
two motions –– it is from that time my excessive
weakness has been –– last Tuesday the 20th. I have
taken nothing but the Bark since nor have I
had any passage in my Belly –– resolved to give
up as much as possible all Laxatives but the
Castor oil as directed by Dr. Cullen who I believe
must be troubled with me again I am very
uneasy today –– but shall Bath I fear it relaxes
I mean to try a shorter time in ––––
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