The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5269] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Joseph Camplin / Regarding: Mrs Frances Johnstone (Colquitt) (Fann(e)y; Johnston, of Hawkhill) (Patient) / 24 May 1786 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mrs Johnston'. ullen writes that he has not visited her recently, certainly not since her sisters visited. She has frequent severe fits of melancholy, and her case is 'at times of absolute insanity', but her husband is as attentive and indulgent as her condition allows. However, 'as a Constitutional disease', Cullen cannot think of measures to prevent recurrences.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5269 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/19/81 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 24 May 1786 |
| 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, 'Mrs Johnston'. ullen writes that he has not visited her recently, certainly not since her sisters visited. She has frequent severe fits of melancholy, and her case is 'at times of absolute insanity', but her husband is as attentive and indulgent as her condition allows. However, 'as a Constitutional disease', Cullen cannot think of measures to prevent recurrences. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1692] |
Case of Mrs Johnston [Johnstone] of Hawkhill who has been reported as being insane. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5596] | Addressee | Dr Joseph Camplin |
| [PERS ID:1291] | Patient | Mrs Frances Johnstone (Fann(e)y; Johnston, of Hawkhill) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5596] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Joseph Camplin |
| [PERS ID:196] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Captain Gideon Johnstone (Johnston, Johnson; of Hawkhill) |
| [PERS ID:5600] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Miss Mary or Elizabeth Colquitt (Calcott) |
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 | Liverpool | North-West | England | Europe | inferred |
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Mrs. Johnston
If I could refuse any demand of yours
I should have declined answering the letter you
honoured me with of the 14th. current for I cannot
do it to any good purpose. I have not visited
Mrs. Johnston as a Physician for a very long
time past and hardly since her Sisters were here
and this has been very much owing to myself, as
very long ago I gave it as my opinion that
medicine could hardly be of any service to her
I know that she has had at times some
loosed intervals, but I am informed that these
have never been of long duration, nor quite
complete, but that she is sometimes in what
I would call an intermediate state, and at
{illeg} pretty severe fits of melancholy recur
pretty frequently. If I [can trust to the?] infor¬
mation I get, the Capt. is very attentive to her
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and as indulgent as her state can in prudence
admit of.
This is perhaps all I should say, but if you
require an opinion I shall tell you honestly
that it is a Case at times of absolute insanity
and as a Constitutional disease I think there
can be no dependence upon any measures for
preventing its frequent return.
Dear Sir
Your very faithful and
Obedient Servant
1786/
Diplomatic Text
Mrs. Johnston
If I could refuse any demand of yours
I should have declined answering the letter you
honoured me with of the 14th. currt. for I cannot
do it to any good purpose. I have not visited
Mrs. Johnston as a Physician for a very long
time past and hardly since her Sisters were here
and this has been very much owing to myself, as
very long ago I gave it as my opinion that
medicine could hardly be of any service to her
I know that she has had at times some
loosed intervals, but I am informed that these
have never been of long duration, nor quite
complete, but that she is sometimes in what
I would call an intermediate state, and at
{illeg} pretty severe fits of melancholy recur
pretty frequently. If I [can trust to the?] infor¬
mation I get, the Capt. is very attentive to her
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and as indulgent as her state can in prudence
admit of.
This is perhaps all I should say, but if you
require an opinion I shall tell you honestly
that it is a Case at times of absolute insanity
and as a Constitutional disease I think there
can be no dependence upon any measures for
preventing its frequent return.
Dear Sir
Your very faithful and
Obedient Servant
1786/
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