
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3269] From: Mr Paul Kearsley / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Margaret Russell (Russel; later Mrs, then Lady Drummond.) (Patient) / 25 November 1787 / (Incoming)
Letter from Paul Kearsley, apothecary, in Houghton-le-Spring, on the case of Margaret Russell, with a note by her father William, writing from their home in Newbottle. She is continuing to improve, although the ulcers are not yet fully healed.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3269 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2166 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Incoming |
Date | 25 November 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 Paul Kearsley, apothecary, in Houghton-le-Spring, on the case of Margaret Russell, with a note by her father William, writing from their home in Newbottle. She is continuing to improve, although the ulcers are not yet fully healed. |
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:2030] |
Case of nine-year-old Miss Margaret Russell who has been treated for ulcerated tumours on her face and body. |
8 |
People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:5653] | Author | Mr Paul Kearsley |
[PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5651] | Patient | Miss Margaret Russell (Russel; later Mrs, then Lady Drummond.) |
[PERS ID:5653] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Paul Kearsley |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5650] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr William Russell (Russel; of Newbottle; later of Brancepeth Castle) |
[PERS ID:5650] | Supplemental Author | Mr William Russell (Russel; of Newbottle; later of Brancepeth Castle) |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Houghton-le-Spring | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place of Handstamp | Sunderland | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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From a regular Course of your Method prescribed
to Miss Margt. Russell of Newbottle I can with
pleasure Inform you of its good effects, she has
persevered strictly to the directions given her
having continued Sea Bathing till the beginning
of October and from the Weather being cold at
that time she left it off, The Aperient Solution
by its cooling and opening quality has in a
great degree corrected and Discharged those
acrid humours which affected her Cheek and
other parts. I thought it therefore adviseable
to apply digestives to the Ulcers to make them
Suppurate a little, and bring forward a Fungus
that the Cavity and hollow parts might be
filled up, which had a good effect, the
ulcer in the Axilla is now quite healed,
after they had digested well the Fungus was
effectually healed by a gentle ↑(touch)↑ of the Vitriol:
Cerul: and a Plaister of Cer: Epulot: above, and
the Dressing from the Peccant humours being
discharged and her Constitution Improved.
I flatter my self she will in a little time
be perfectly recover'd, she is now very lively
her Appetite good and her whole Muscular
Frame is in a firm and Elastic Tone.
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we shall persevere in your Method still further
and hope to give you occasionally a more favourable
account. Mr Russell begs his Compliments to you
I am also Dear Sir your most Obedient humble
Servant
In conformity with your very Friendly
Letter to me of the 30th. September I send you as above
Mr Kearsleys Account & particulars of my little Daughters
progress, which leaves me little to say about her
only youl please to observe there is yet something
wanting to restore her to a former Health & vigour
the little Lumps not more than the size of a Pea
under her Arm is not quite subsided yet I hope
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as she grows stronger they will, the Sore
in the Cheek where the Caustic was does not
yet fill so much as coud wish tho I hope
its tending towards it. I shall be happy
to hear from you further at your leizure
& till I write again must remain your
Debtor as well as your very much
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Doctr Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr. Russell
Concerning his Daughter
November 1787.
V. XIX. p. 345
Diplomatic Text
From a regular Course of your Method prescribed
to Miss Margt. Russell of Newbottle I can with
pleasure Inform you of its good effects, she has
persevered strictly to the directions given her
having continued Sea Bathing till the beginning
of October and from the Weather being cold at
that time she left it off, The Aperient Solution
by its cooling and opening quality has in a
great degree corrected and Discharged those
acrid humours which affected her Cheek and
other parts. I thought it therefore adviseable
to apply digestives to the Ulcers to make them
Suppurate a little, and bring forward a Fungus
that the Cavity and hollow parts might be
filled up, which had a good effect, the
ulcer in the Axilla is now quite healed,
after they had digested well the Fungus was
effectually healed by a gentle ↑(touch)↑ of the Vitriol:
Cerul: and a Plaister of Cer: Epulot: above, and
the Dressing from the Peccant humours being
discharged and her Constitution Improved.
I flatter my self she will in a little time
be perfectly recover'd, she is now very lively
her Appetite good and her whole Muscular
Frame is in a firm and Elastic Tone.
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we shall persevere in your Method still further
and hope to give you occasionally a more favourable
account. Mr Russell begs his Compliments to you
I am also Dear Sir your most Obednt humble
Servant
In conformity with your very Friendly
Letter to me of the 30th. Sepbr I send you as above
Mr Kearsleys Accot & particulars of my little Daughters
progress, which leaves me little to say about her
only youl please to observe there is yet something
wanting to restore her to a former Health & vigour
the little Lumps not more than the size of a Pea
under her Arm is not quite subsided yet I hope
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as she grows stronger they will, the Sore
in the Cheek where the Caustic was does not
yet fill so much as coud wish tho I hope
its tending towards it. I shall be happy
to hear from you further at your leizure
& till I write again must remain your
Debtor as well as your very much
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Doctr Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr. Russell
C. his Daughter
Novr. 1787.
V. XIX. p. 345
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