The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2782] From: Mr Alexander Dalzell (Dalziel) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr (Patient) / March 1786 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Dalziel concerning the case of '[a]n intimate friend of mine in the country who chuses not [to] tell his name'. Due to having 'for a long course of years indulged himself in excesses of various kinds', the man's constitution is now 'greatly impaired', including an 'almost totall decay of his generative powers'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2782 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1822 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | March 1786 |
| 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 Dalziel concerning the case of '[a]n intimate friend of mine in the country who chuses not [to] tell his name'. Due to having 'for a long course of years indulged himself in excesses of various kinds', the man's constitution is now 'greatly impaired', including an 'almost totall decay of his generative powers'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1883] |
Case of a friend of Alexander Dalziel who favours anonymity having 'for a long course of years indulged himself in excesses of various kinds' such that his constitution is 'greatly impaired', with an 'almost totall decay of his generative powers'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1134] | Author | Mr Alexander Dalzell (Dalziel) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1135] | Patient | Mr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1134] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Alexander Dalzell (Dalziel) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Exchange Coffee House | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Exchange Coffee House | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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An intimate friend of mine in the country who chuses not
tell his name desired me while in Town to send you his case, which
I subjoin, in his own words as nearly as I remember, and his fee
which I inclose; and require that you will return your instructions
thereanent,
as fully as you can conveniently do so, addressed to me at
the old exchange Coffee House, betwixt and ten o'Clock tomorrow
forenoon, when I leave the Town - I am
Doctor
This gentleman it seems has for a long course of years indulged him¬
self in excesses of various kinds whereby his constitution
which [once?]
was good, is now greatly impaired, but what he chiefly labours under
is an almost totall decay of his generative powers occasioned as
he imagines from excess of drinking, long habitual masturbation,
and
venereal disease in the cure of which mercury has
been immoderately
administred. - He is at present about thirty five of a strong
robust make but is frequently troubled with
great langour
,and (or)
lowness of spirits - lassitude or weakness of body -
a Cough, and
bluish coloured tough expectoration - involuntary emissions of
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the seminal liquer, and incomplete [erections of the?] which, if it happens
to be for any time retained in the vesells, losses it's brightness or trans¬
parency of colour and the erections of his Penis are incomplete -
Other wise he is whole and of a tolerable good habit of body
He wishes to have your best instructions as to medicine
exercise diet &c. which you will be so obliging as to return
along wither subjoined to this for his perusal
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Dr. Cullen
Mr. Alexr. Dalziel
Concerning
March 1786
V. XVIII. p.56.
Diplomatic Text
An intimate friend of mine in the country who chuses not
tell his name desired me while in Town to send you his case, which
I subjoin, in his own words as nearly as I remember, and his fee
which I inclose; and require that you will return your instructions
yranent,
as fully as you can conveniently do so, addressed to me at
the old exchange Coffee House, betwixt and ten o'Clock tomorrow
forenoon, when I leave the Town - I am
Dr.
This gentleman it seems has for a long course of years indulged him¬
self in excesses of various kinds whereby his constitution
which [once?]
was good, is now greatly impaired, but what he chiefly labours under
is an almost totall decay of his generative powers occasioned as
he imagines from excess of drinking, long habitual masturbation,
and
venereal disease in the cure of which mercury has
been immoderately
administred. - He is at present about thirty five of a strong
robust make but is frequently troubled with
great langour
,and (or)
lowness of spirits - lassitude or weakness of body -
a Cough, and
bluish coloured tough expectoration - involuntary emissions of
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the seminal liquer, and incomplete [erections of the?] which, if it happens
to be for any time retained in the vesells, losses it's brightness or trans¬
parency of colour and the erections of his Penis are incomplete -
Other wise he is whole and of a tolerable good habit of body
He wishes to have your best instructions as to medicine
exercise diet &c. which you will be so obliging as to return
along wither subjoined to this for his perusal
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Dr. Cullen
Mr. Alexr. Dalziel
C.
March 1786
V. XVIII. p.56.
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