The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3044] From: Countess Isabella Hay (Carr) (Lady Erroll, Lady Hay) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Lady Charlotte Hay (Hay) (Patient), Lady Augusta Hay (Countess of Glasgow) (Patient) / 20 June 1787 / (Incoming)
Letter from Isabella Erroll, concerning the cases of Lady Augusta and Lady Charlotte Hay. Lady Charlotte is 'in every respect considerably better'.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3044 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2077 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Incoming |
Date | 20 June 1787 |
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 Isabella Erroll, concerning the cases of Lady Augusta and Lady Charlotte Hay. Lady Charlotte is 'in every respect considerably better'. |
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:8] |
Case of Lady Charlotte Hay who suffers from rheumatism in her head and arm, and other symptoms over many years while Cullen serves as family physician. |
16 |
[Case ID:2552] |
Case of Lady Augusta Hay who suffers from pains in her side. |
7 |
People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:931] | Author | Countess Isabella Hay (Lady Erroll, Lady Hay) |
[PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5671] | Patient | Lady Augusta Hay (Countess of Glasgow) |
[PERS ID:420] | Patient | Lady Charlotte Hay |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:931] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Countess Isabella Hay (Lady Erroll, Lady Hay) |
[PERS ID:5677] | Other | Mr James Wilson |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Etal | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Mentioned / Other | Coldstream | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Mentioned / Other | Cornhill-on-Tweed | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place of Handstamp | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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I am very happy to hear it in my power
to acquaint you that Lady Charlotte is in
every respects considerably better, she has
now taken the medicines you ordered a
fortnight; and has certainly reaped great
benefits from them, as she feels herself
much strengthened, and has no degree of
that faintness that she formerly complained
off, she rides on Horseback every Evening,
and has kept to the light & nourishing diet
which you prescribed -- she assures me that
she is now in perfect health, & indeed her
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Looks are greatly improved, I shall however
be glad to know if after a certain period,
({illeg} to happen next weeks) if you
would wish her to take another course of the
medicine. --
Lady Augusta has of late had several times
a return of the pains in her right side, even
without using the exercise of a Carriage - she
is happily quite free of it today, but if it
should return again with any degree of violence
I should be glad to know if you would approve
of the warm Plaister being applyed, which
you ordered last winter, as she frequently found
relief from it then; -- The best method for
sending us any thing from Edinburgh if it does
not require great dispatch, is by James
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James Wilson, Coldstream Carrier, who leaves
Edinburgh every Thursday noon, - if it does require
haste, The best conveyance is The Royal
Charlotte, to be left at Mr: [Sherrs?] Cornhill.
I am Sir with great regard
Your Obliged Humble Servant
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Dr: Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Lady Erroll
June 20th. 1787
V. XIX. P. 160
Diplomatic Text
I am very happy to hear it in my power
to acquaint you that Lady Charlotte is in
every respects considerably better, she has
now taken the medicines you ordered a
fortnight; and has certainly reaped great
benefits from them, as she feels herself
much strengthened, and has no degree of
that faintness that she formerly complained
off, she rides on Horseback every Evening,
and has kept to the light & nourishing diet
which you prescribed -- she assures me that
she is now in perfect health, & indeed her
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Looks are greatly improved, I shall however
be glad to know if after a certain period,
({illeg} to happen next weeks) if you
would wish her to take another course of the
medicine. --
Lady Augusta has of late had several times
a return of the pains in her right side, even
without using the exercise of a Carriage - she
is happily quite free of it today, but if it
should return again with any degree of violence
I should be glad to know if you would approve
of the warm Plaister being applyed, which
you ordered last winter, as she frequently found
relief from it then; -- The best method for
sending us any thing from Edinr: if it does
not require great dispatch, is by James
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James Wilson, Coldstream Carrier, who leaves
Edinr: every Thursday noon, - if it does require
haste, The best conveyance is The Royal
Charlotte, to be left at Mr: [Sherrs?] Cornhill.
I am Sir with great regard
Yr: Obliged Humble: Servt:
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Dr: Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Lady Erroll
June 20th. 1787
V. XIX. P. 160
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