The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2612] From: Mrs Esther MacNeill (Campbell) (Campbell) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain Duncan MacNeill (of Dunmore) (Patient) / 9 May 1785 / (Incoming)
Letter from Esther Campbell, concerning the case of Captain McNeill, in response to Cullen's request to let him know 'the Diffrent turns Captn McNeills Disorder might take'. She reports that he is 'nothing Better what Ever' and 'worse since you saw him'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2612 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1658 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 9 May 1785 |
| 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 Esther Campbell, concerning the case of Captain McNeill, in response to Cullen's request to let him know 'the Diffrent turns Captn McNeills Disorder might take'. She reports that he is 'nothing Better what Ever' and 'worse since you saw him'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1700] |
Case of Captain Duncan McNeill, who has recently developed giddiness, flying pains, palpitations and other fearful symptoms. By Spring 1785 he is found talking to himself and admits to being 'fearful of losing his Reason'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3063] | Author | Mrs Esther MacNeill (Campbell) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3061] | Patient | Captain Duncan MacNeill (of Dunmore) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3063] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Esther MacNeill (Campbell) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dunmore House | Tarbert | West Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Harrogate | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Tarbert | West Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Dunmore 9th. May 1785
Dr. Sir
You was So kind as Disire
me to Let you Know the Different turns Captain
McNeills Disorder might take, I am sorr¬
y to tell you that he is nothing Better what
Ever worse since you saw him, he was very
stedy in taking your Proscriptions untill the
Powders was out and since he is taking the
plain Bark with his Infusion, he is very Reg¬
ular in his Diet and only such things as you
orderd, and I think in very Good Bodily Health
and fatter than when you saw him his Complaint
seems Interely on his spirits and when he is
uningaged from any thing that takes up his
attention he is speaking to himselfe Murmur¬
ing and tearing tho sometimes he is a Little
high and a wildness in his Looks when I have
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heard him Loud in his Room I have Gon in and
he has told me it was Lucky I Did so as he foun↑d↑
himselfe so Ill that he feard he would Loose
his Reason and I have found that mine or any
ones Coming in suddenly has Given a Chek to
it he has had but very few Intervals of Ease
for these three weeks Past which makes me
Dread, if somthing is not Immediatily Done
for him that his fears may turn out to be too
true, he has Jaunted and Roade about a Good
Deal But nothing Better of it, our Doctor here
Proposed his Bathing in the salt watter which
is just under his House but this he objects to
without weeting his Hair Least it should Affe¬
cting his head and he Does not Like to have
it weet Least it should Give him Cold as he has
been subject to Rheumatisms in his Head
I Proposed his using an oild. silk Cap by which
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he would have the shock of the watter without
Damping his Hair but this he will not Do untill
he hears how you Aprove of it. the Doctor here
wishes to know if you thought his taking a Little
Blood of his ankles would be of any service
to him and if a Jaunt to Harrowgate or Buxton
would be fit for him and wither he should Drin¬
k the Watters and Bathe when there, I had almost
for got to tell you that he seldom sleeps after fou[r in]
the morning & when his Complaint is on him [fre¬]
quently had a feebleness all over him and a trimble¬
ing of Cold, I beg to have your opinion on all
these Diffrent heads by Return of Post, I am
Dear Sir
Your very Humble Servant
Esther Campbell
My address is
at Dunmore by Inverary
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William Cullun Esquire
Physician at
Edinburgh
Mrs. Esther Campbell
Concerning Captain Mc.Neil
May 1785
V. XVII. p. 89.
Diplomatic Text
Dunmore 9th. May 1785
Dr. Sir
You was So kind as Disire
me to Let you Know the Different turns Captn
McNeills Disorder might take, I am sorr¬
y to tell you that he is nothing Better what
Ever worse since you saw him, he was very
stedy in taking your Proscriptions untill the
Powders was out and since he is taking the
plain Bark with his Infusion, he is very Reg¬
ular in his Diet and only such things as you
orderd, and I think in very Good Bodily Health
and fatter than when you saw him his Complaint
seems Interely on his spirits and when he is
uningaged from any thing that takes up his
attention he is speaking to himselfe Murmur¬
ing and tearing tho sometimes he is a Little
high and a wildness in his Looks when I have
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heard him Loud in his Room I have Gon in and
he has told me it was Lucky I Did so as he foun↑d↑
himselfe so Ill that he feard he would Loose
his Reason and I have found that mine or any
ones Coming in suddenly has Given a Chek to
it he has had but very few Intervals of Ease
for these three weeks Past which makes me
Dread, if somthing is not Immediatily Done
for him that his fears may turn out to be too
true, he has Jaunted and Roade about a Good
Deal But nothing Better of it, our Doctor here
Proposed his Bathing in the salt watter which
is just under his House but this he objects to
without weeting his Hair Least it should Affe¬
cting his head and he Does not Like to have
it weet Least it should Give him Cold as he has
been subject to Rheumatisms in his Head
I Proposed his using an oild. silk Cap by which
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he would have the shock of the watter without
Damping his Hair but this he will not Do untill
he hears how you Aprove of it. the Doctor here
wishes to know if you thought his taking a Little
Blood of his ankles would be of any service
to him and if a Jaunt to Harrowgate or Buxton
would be fit for him and wither he should Drin¬
k the Watters and Bathe when there, I had almost
for got to tell you that he seldom sleeps after fou[r in]
the morning & when his Complaint is on him [fre¬]
quently had a feebleness all over him and a trimble¬
ing of Cold, I beg to have your opinion on all
these Diffrent heads by Return of Post, I am
Dr. Sir
Your very Humle. Sert.
Esther Campbell
My address is
at Dunmore by Inverary
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William Cullun Esqr.
Physician at
Edinburgh
Mrs. Esther Campbell
C. Capt. Mc.Neil
May 1785
V. XVII. p. 89.
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