The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2521] From: Mr John Gordon / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Buist (Patient) / 25 September 1784 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Gordon, concerning the case of Mr Buist's son.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 2521 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1572 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Incoming |
Date | 25 September 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 Gordon, concerning the case of Mr Buist's son. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1742] |
Case of the son of Andrew Buist who is having convulsive fits. |
4 |
People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:5047] | Author | Mr John Gordon |
[PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5045] | Patient | Mr Buist |
[PERS ID:5047] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr John Gordon |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5044] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Andrew Buist |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Errol | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place of Handstamp | Perth | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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This will advise you that Mr Buists
Son during the continuance of the Specific
Pills had a return of the Convulsive fit every other
Night, and the intrum Night a fit as it were
the Delirium of a Fever with much difficulty
to keep him in Bed, without any Convulsive
appearance. I did not seee him under them
but as Mr Buist told me - during the use of
most of the Pills he gave up using the Bark
with Wine, since which he complains of
want of Appetite and weakness, for which
to wards the last of the Pills I repeated the
Bark again and he has taken only one
fit for this eight or nine Days past, his
Stomach is swelled a little as when he had
the Ague, Which was then reduced by the
Camphorated Oil & Sacred Elixir what
future advice will very much oblige
Sir
Your most Obedient & humble Servant
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PS
The Specific Pills had all the
desired effects making him sick every
morning & which was continued by encreasing
them -----
Errol 25th
September 1784/
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Mr. John Gordon
Concerning Mr. Buist
September 1784
V. XVI. p.184
Diplomatic Text
This will advise you that Mr Buists
Son during the continuance of the Specific
Pills had a return of the Convulsive fit every other
Night, and the intrum Night a fit as it were
the Delirium of a Fever with much difficulty
to keep him in Bed, without any Convulsive
appearance. I did not seee him under them
but as Mr Buist told me - during the use of
most of the Pills he gave up using the Bark
with Wine, since which he complains of
want of Appetite and weakness, for which
to wards the last of the Pills I repeated the
Bark again and he has taken only one
fit for this eight or nine Days past, his
Stomach is swelled a little as when he had
the Ague, Which was then reduced by the
Camphorated Oil & Sacred Elixr. what
future advice will very much oblige
Sir
Your most Obedt & humble Servt
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PS
The Specific Pills had all the
desired effects making him sick every
morning & which was continued by encreasing
them -----
Errol 25th
Septr. 1784/
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinbr.
Mr. John Gordon
C. Mr. Buist
Septr. 1784
V. XVI. p.184
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