The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3989] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Hugh Marsden / Regarding: Mr G (Patient) / 25 January 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Marsden C[oncerning] Mr G'. Cullen says that their letters have crossed in the post. He thinks it of 'little consequence' whether Mr G's fits are hysterical or epileptic. He says he will send Marsden a model of his 'bathing machine' as it would be difficult to describe. He refers to a project of 'Inoculation' by Marsden, and to Boissier de Sauvage's 'Nosologia Methodica' and his own synopsis.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3989 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/101 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 25 January 1777 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Mr Marsden C[oncerning] Mr G'. Cullen says that their letters have crossed in the post. He thinks it of 'little consequence' whether Mr G's fits are hysterical or epileptic. He says he will send Marsden a model of his 'bathing machine' as it would be difficult to describe. He refers to a project of 'Inoculation' by Marsden, and to Boissier de Sauvage's 'Nosologia Methodica' and his own synopsis. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:577] |
Case of the anonymised 'Mr. G.', suffering from complaints of the heart and arteries. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1704] | Addressee | Mr Hugh Marsden |
| [PERS ID:1705] | Patient | Mr G |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1704] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Hugh Marsden |
| [PERS ID:1629] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Francois Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix (Sauvages, Sauvage) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Welburn | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Mr. Marsden Concerning Mr G. --
As I answered yours of the 11th. before I got yours
of the 16th. so that the latter has come too late for
some of the purposes you intended. Tho the account
was not very scientific, it was sufficient to make me
understand the case, & I think I understand it very
well & I therefore advised very fully as I hope you
will see by this time. Mr G. ailments depend
entirely upon the state of his Constitution & I think it
of little consequence whether his fits are more [purly?]
hysterical or Epileptic. Your notion of a Hysteric
deliquium is I believe very well founded but I if he
does not mend his manners they will become Epileptic.
I have laid the stress of the advice upon his temperance
& so far I have already complied with your request as to
Regimen. Your fee decent. – The description of my
bathing machine would be difficult, I shall send you
a model. 1 Your project of Inoculation curious but
I have doubts about it, but let me know the result
of your experiments. 2 I know no English book on
Nosology so can advise only Sauvages 3 & my own
synopsis 4 ----
Notes:
1: For Cullen's "Bathing Machine", an indoor shower-bath employing a tub suspended on ropes and pulleys, see Letter ID:82 (CUL/1/1/77), which includes his diagram of the design.
2: Marsden's account to Cullen untraced and no evidence has been found that he ever published on inoculation.
3: Francois Boissier de Suavages de Lacroix (1706-1767), a French physician and author of Nosologia Methodica (1763), one of the taxonomies of disease which Cullen first studied when formulating his own nosology.
4: William Cullen, Synopsis Nosologiæ Methodicæ, first published at Edinburgh in 1769 and which, as the standard nosology of the period, was frequently reprinted.
Diplomatic Text
Mr. Marsden C. Mr G. --
As I answered yours of the 11th. before I got yours
of the 16th. so that the latter has come too late for
some of the purposes you intended. Tho the account
was not very scientific, it was sufficient to make me
understand the case, & I think I understand it very
well & I therefore advised very fully as I hope you
will see by this time. Mr G. ailments depend
entirely upon the state of his Constitution & I think it
of little consequence whether his fits are more [purly?]
hysterical or Epileptic. Your notion of a Hysteric
deliquium is I believe very well founded but I if he
does not mend his manners they will become Epileptic.
I have laid the stress of the advice upon his temperance
& so far I have already complied with your request as to
Regimen. Your fee decent. – The description of my
bathg machine would be difficult, I shall send you
a model. 1 Your project of Inoculation curious but
I have doubts about it, but let me know the result
of your experiments. 2 I know no English book on
Nosology so can advise only Sauvages 3 & my own
synopsis 4 ----
Notes:
1: For Cullen's "Bathing Machine", an indoor shower-bath employing a tub suspended on ropes and pulleys, see Letter ID:82 (CUL/1/1/77), which includes his diagram of the design.
2: Marsden's account to Cullen untraced and no evidence has been found that he ever published on inoculation.
3: Francois Boissier de Suavages de Lacroix (1706-1767), a French physician and author of Nosologia Methodica (1763), one of the taxonomies of disease which Cullen first studied when formulating his own nosology.
4: William Cullen, Synopsis Nosologiæ Methodicæ, first published at Edinburgh in 1769 and which, as the standard nosology of the period, was frequently reprinted.
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