The Cullen Project | [ID:2414] From: Mr John Haighton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Haighton (Patient) / 9 March 1784 / (Incoming)

[ID:2414] From: Mr John Haighton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Haighton (Patient) / 9 March 1784 / (Incoming)

Letter from John Haighton, concerning his own case. He had seen Cullen in Edinburgh the previous December.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	2414
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/1469
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	9 March 1784
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 Haighton, concerning his own case. He had seen Cullen in Edinburgh the previous December.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	Yes

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:1607]	Case of Mr Haighton of Dublin who visits Cullen, being weak after a scorbutic condition, and who suffers painful feverish symptoms in the weeks after returning home.	2

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:5640]	Author	Mr John Haighton
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:5640]	Patient	Mr John Haighton
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Role in document	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Dublin	Mid Ireland	Ireland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Mentioned / Other	Donaghadee	North Ireland	Ireland	Europe	certain
Mentioned / Other	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Dublin March 9th. 1784

Sir

I beg leave to trouble you with a Satement of
my Health since I had the pleasure of seeing you in Edinburgh
in December Last. -

Shortly after I left Edinburgh I was attacked with a moving
Pain in my right Side from my Ribs to my Back nearly, &
to my Hip bone sometimes pretty accute at othertimes but -
trifling, yet never quite free from it, Effected as if partly
Rhumatic & partly an Obstruction in the Liver & about
a Month since was attended with a pain in my right Shoulder, at
the top, but not accute or Severe, for these have, by advice, stop'd
taking your persciption & substituded Huxham's Tincture of Bark
Saline Draughts &c Am of late easier of those Complaints, have
been advised a Blister on the Side & advised against it for
fear of too great a Shock & Inflamation to the part - Shall be
thankful for your advice on this Head. -

Have Still a difficulty of Breathing, or badish resperation,
my appetite good & not so voratious as sometime since, my
Eyes & Complection not so clear as usual before Sickness, say a little
tinge of Yellow, my Urine Yellowish, but does not dye Linen,
& have observed myself feverish periodically about Spring Tides
slighter fits of late & not regular - Upon the whole I am much

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stronger & better than when at Edinburgh, have been pretty
much in the Country but cou'd not take much Exercise
owing to the badness of the Weather - I have the Highest
respect for your Opinion & shall be much obliged to you for
your advice so generally as you may think necessary

And am Sir your most Obedient Humble Servant

John Haighton

P.S.
I Have not any swelling or Hardness observable in my Side
Spits a good deal of Phlegm, at times,
Sweats pretty freely, some Nights, not heavy nor Constant
a great tenderness in my abdomen or lower Belly, keeps it warm only
Continues Tar water, from which think have benefit -
shall rest from other medicines for a time

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Dr. Wm. Cullen
Edinburgh ✍
Donoughadee

✍

Mr. John Haighton
March 1784
XV p 366

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Dublin March 9th. 1784

Sir

I beg leave to trouble you with a Satemt. of
my Health since I had the pleasure of seeing you in Edinburgh
in Decr. Last. -

Shortly after I left Edinburgh I was attacked with a movg.
Pain in my right Side from my Ribs to my Back nearly, &
to my Hip bone sometimes pretty accute at othertimes but -
trifling, yet never quite free from it, Effected as if partly
Rhumatic & partly an Obstruction in the Liver & about
a Month since was attd. with a pain in my right Shoulder, at
the top, but not accute or Severe, for these have, by advice, stop'd
taking your persciptn. & substituded Huxham's Tinctr. of Bark
Saline Draughts &c Am of late easier of those Compts., have
been advised a Blister on the Side & advised against it for
fear of too great a Shock & Inflamatn. to the part - Shall be
thankful for your advice on this Head. -

Have Still a difficulty of Breathing, or badish resperation,
my appetite good & not so voratious as sometime since, my
Eyes & Complectn. not so clear as usual before Sickness, say a little
tinge of Yellow, my Urine Yellowish, but does not dye Linen,
& have observed myself feverish periodically about Spring Tides
slighter fits of late & not regular - Upon the whole I am much

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And am Sir your most Obdt. Hble Servt.

John Haighton

P.S.
I Have not any swelling or Hardness observable in my Side
Spits a good deal of Phlegm, at times,
Sweats pretty freely, some Nights, not heavy nor Constant
a great tenderness in my abdomen or lower Belly, keeps it warm only
Continues Tar water, from wch. think have benefit -
shall rest from other medicines for a time

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Dr. Wm. Cullen
Edinburgh ✍
Donoughadee

✍

Mr. John Haighton
March 1784
XV p 366

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