The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4866] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Alves / Regarding: Mrs Jane Fraser (of Relick) (Patient) / 8 July 1784 / (Outgoing)
Reply, for 'Mrs Fraser'. Cullen advises on monitoring the quantity of nitre taken by Mrs Fraser and would prefer she take vitriolic acid. He does not think her breathlessness and pain of her side denotes 'any fixed affection'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4866 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/62 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 8 July 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, for 'Mrs Fraser'. Cullen advises on monitoring the quantity of nitre taken by Mrs Fraser and would prefer she take vitriolic acid. He does not think her breathlessness and pain of her side denotes 'any fixed affection'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:788] |
Case of Mrs [Jane] Fraser of Relict [Relig/Reelig], who suffers from breathlessness and pain in her side; she subsequently falls down stairs, becomes pregnant and is then dissuaded from suckling her child for fear of her catching milk fever and a cold. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:148] | Addressee | Dr John Alves |
| [PERS ID:857] | Patient | Mrs Jane Fraser (of Relick) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:148] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Alves |
| [PERS ID:858] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Fraser (of Relick) |
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 | Inverness | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mrs Fraser
I am obliged to you for your account of Mrs
Fraser as it at least relieves the impatience I had to hear
of her. I am indeed not satisfied with her situation but
as her breathlessness and pain of her side are not so
constant as to denote any fixed affection I think her
spitting of blood in her present state of pregnancy
does not give so much alarm as it otherwise might.
But however all this may be I think it my duty
to say that you ↑are↑ taking the most proper measures
that can be proposed. You say nothing about her
exercise but I suppose she either takes so much as
she can easily bear or that you have good reasons
for ↑her↑ letting it alone. The only other observation I have
to make is that ↑I suppose↑ the quantity of Nitre she takes
is very small and can do no harm but I would by
no means insist on increasing it, as in large quantity
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I have sometimes found it to [excite?] Coughing {illeg}
frequent and {illeg} in diseases of the breast. I
prefer the Vitriolic acid largely diluted as in the Tinctura
{illeg} Wishing you heartily success in this case
I am with Compliments to Mr and Mrs Fraser and
with great regard to yourself.
Dear Doctor
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinburgh 8th. July
1784
Diplomatic Text
Mrs Fraser
I am obliged to you for your account of Mrs
Fraser as it at least relieves the impatience I had to hear
of her. I am indeed not satisfied with her situation but
as her breathlessness and pain of her side are not so
constant as to denote any fixed affection I think her
spitting of blood in her present state of pregnancy
does not give so much alarm as it otherwise might.
But however all this may be I think it my duty
to say that you ↑are↑ taking the most proper measures
that can be proposed. You say nothing about her
exercise but I suppose she either takes so much as
she can easily bear or that you have good reasons
for ↑her↑ letting it alone. The only other observation I have
to make is that ↑I suppose↑ the quantity of Nitre she takes
is very small and can do no harm but I would by
no means insist on increasing it, as in large quantity
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I have sometimes found it to [excite?] Coughing {illeg}
frequent and {illeg} in diseases of the breast. I
prefer the Vitriolic acid largely diluted as in the Tinctura
{illeg} Wishing you heartily success in this case
I am with Compliments to Mr and Mrs Fraser and
with great regard to yourself.
Dear Dr
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinr. 8th. July
1784
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