The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2220] From: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) / To: Mr Robert Clerk (Clarke; Clerke; of Mavisbank) / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 16 May 1784 / (Incoming)
Transcription by Robert Clerk of an extract from a second letter to him from his brother, Colonel Clerk, concerning the Colonel's own case. Enclosed with letter 2219 in letter 2221. Colonel Clerk reports on the continuation and worsening of his symptoms.
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| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2220 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1291b |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 16 May 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 second letter to him from his brother, Colonel Clerk, concerning the Colonel's own case. Enclosed with letter 2219 in letter 2221. Colonel Clerk reports on the continuation and worsening of his symptoms. |
| 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:3217] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Clerk (Clarke, Clark) |
| [PERS ID:3181] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Robert Clerk (Clarke; Clerke; of Mavisbank) |
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Colll. Clerk's 2d. Letter dated May 16th. ––mentions
Vizt.
Ever since I wrote you last I have been
tormented with the Head Ach almost constant
& unremitted –– the Head Ach is now most
alarming with a constant degree of Fever
which I really believe occasions my prodigious
weakness with no sleep & ever restless in
bed and head Ach worse in the night, I have
lost my Appetite can eat no breakfast
little dinner and on Account of my fever
eat very little meat of any kind –– Vegetables
I mean to give a fair tryal to –– the Wine
heated & was again Obliged to desist –– I am
now trying small Beer & a little Ale ––
my great debility is what I cannot Account for
as it is thought by Mrs. Clark & others that I
do not waste –– my frequent desire and
difficulty & pain in making Water with the
constant costiveness continue, My pulse never
under 80. I believe I have said every thing
for Dr. Cullen to know, I wish he shou'd –– I take
no Medicine but a little Rhubarb Castor oil
& Tinct. Sacra sometimes, I Bathe once a Week
I don't find myself the better of it –– By my
own Advice I was blooded two days ago my
Blood a blue cast livid thro' it like Jelly
the Doctor may know –– the Surgeon said –– a
Symptom of great inflamation ––
Diplomatic Text
Colll. Clerk's 2d. Letter dated May 16th. ––mentions
Vizt.
Ever since I wrote you last I have been
tormented with the Head Ach almost constant
& unremitted –– the Head Ach is now most
alarming with a constant degree of Fever
which I really believe occasions my prodigious
weakness with no sleep & ever restless in
bed and head Ach worse in the night, I have
lost my Appetite can eat no breakfast
little dinner and on Account of my fever
eat very little meat of any kind –– Vegetables
I mean to give a fair tryal to –– the Wine
heated & was again Obliged to desist –– I am
now trying small Beer & a little Ale ––
my great debility is what I cannot Account for
as it is thought by Mrs. Clark & others that I
do not waste –– my frequent desire and
difficulty & pain in making Water with the
constant costiveness continue, My pulse never
under 80. I believe I have said every thing
for Dr. Cullen to know, I wish he shou'd –– I take
no Medicine but a little Rhubarb Castor oil
& Tinct. Sacra sometimes, I Bathe once a Week
I don't find myself the better of it –– By my
own Advice I was blooded two days ago my
Blood a blue cast livid thro' it like Jelly
the Doctor may know –– the Surgeon said –– a
Symptom of great inflamation ––
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