The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2677] From: Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Glassel (Glassell) (Patient) / 1 August 1785 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Copland concerning the case of Mr Glassel, 'who had been directed by you to go a Jaunt for the recovery of his Health'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2677 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1719 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 1 August 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 Alexander Copland concerning the case of Mr Glassel, 'who had been directed by you to go a Jaunt for the recovery of his Health'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1080] |
Case of Mr Glassel whose baffling feverish condition may stem from his former rheumatic complaint; he develops painful ankles, headaches and a bad stomach. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:566] | Author | Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2396] | Patient | Mr Glassel (Glassell) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:566] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Galloway | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Doctor Cullen
I was called
to see a Mr: Glassils from the neighbourhood
of Edinburgh who has been directed by you to
go a Jaunt for the recovery of his Health
I waited upon him in a Gentlemans house
a little way from hence, he complained of
a Slight pain in each of his Ancles accom¬
panied with a Slight degree of Erysepelatous
Inflamation & swelling, it had begun on
one side & had gradually gone round to the
other side of each Ancle.- was always most
swelled & painful in the Evenings &
better in the morning it had continued
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fully two Days, it is this Day almost gone,
but still a considerable sense of weackness con¬
tinues in each Ancle Joint. which symptom
he felt a Day or two before the Inflamation
& swelling commenced & has continued ever
since. ----- His Health is otherways the
same as when you last saw him, the throw¬
ing up still continueing at times; has a
pain tho not very acute almost constantly
in the Crown of his Head. says he had a
small Boil on one of his hips even before
you last saw him but forgot to mention it
to you it has continued to discharge a
very little till this Day. -----------
He is gone up into Galloway for 5 or 6
Days & would beg of you to return your
opinion of the above Symptoms &c. per
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first post either to me, or to be left for
him at the post office here. -----
I desired him to keep his limbs very
warm, not to ride on horsback, & to take
a Table Spoonful of the Tinctur. Rhei
Amar: every morning before breakfast
I remain with Esteam & Regard
Dear Sir
your most obedient
& humble Servant
Dumfries
August 1st: 1785.}
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Doctor Wm. Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr. Alexander Copland
Concerning mr. Glassell
July 1785
V. XVII. p. 201
Diplomatic Text
Doctor Cullen
I was called
to see a Mr: Glassils from the neighbourhood
of Edinr: who has been directed by you to
go a Jaunt for the recovery of his Health
I waited upon him in a Gentlemans house
a little way from hence, he complained of
a Slight pain in each of his Ancles accom¬
panied with a Slight degree of Erysepelatous
Inflamation & swelling, it had begun on
one side & had gradually gone round to the
other side of each Ancle.- was always most
swelled & painful in the Evenings &
better in the morning it had continued
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fully two Days, it is this Day almost gone,
but still a considerable sense of weackness con¬
tinues in each Ancle Joint. which symptom
he felt a Day or two before the Inflamation
& swelling commenced & has continued ever
since. ----- His Health is otherways the
same as when you last saw him, the throw¬
ing up still continueing at times; has a
pain tho not very acute almost constantly
in the Crown of his Head. says he had a
small Boil on one of his hips even before
you last saw him but forgot to mention it
to you it has continued to discharge a
very little till this Day. -----------
He is gone up into Galloway for 5 or 6
Days & would beg of you to return your
opinion of the above Symptoms &c. per
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first post either to me, or to be left for
him at the post office here. -----
I desired him to keep his limbs very
warm, not to ride on horsback, & to take
a Table Spoonful of the Tinctur. Rhei
Amar: every morning before breakfast
I remain with Esteam & Regard
Dear Sir
your most obedient
& humble Servant
Dumfries
August 1st: 1785.}
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Doctor Wm. Cullen
Ednr.
Mr. Alexander Copland
C. mr. Glassell
July 1785
V. XVII. p. 201
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