The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5581] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr / Regarding: Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) (Patient) / 14 December 1787 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Dirom', probably to his unnamed medical practitioner. Cullen refers to Dr Matthew Dobson's A medical Commentary on Fixed Air (2nd ed., 1785), which contains an appendix by Dr William Falconer, On the Use of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts (cited also in Doc [ID:5533], part of Case 2170). He hopes that the book may be found in Aberdeen, and the apparatus required in either Banff or Aberdeen: if this is not the case, he asks to be informed by return of post.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5581 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/20/348 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 14 December 1787 |
| 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 'For Mr Dirom', probably to his unnamed medical practitioner. Cullen refers to Dr Matthew Dobson's A medical Commentary on Fixed Air (2nd ed., 1785), which contains an appendix by Dr William Falconer, On the Use of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts (cited also in Doc [ID:5533], part of Case 2170). He hopes that the book may be found in Aberdeen, and the apparatus required in either Banff or Aberdeen: if this is not the case, he asks to be informed by return of post. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:787] |
Case of Alexander Dirom, who has a urinary tract ailment. |
16 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5911] | Addressee | Dr |
| [PERS ID:5422] | Patient | Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5911] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr |
| [PERS ID:469] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Matthew Dobson |
| [PERS ID:3494] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr William Falconer |
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 | Turriff | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Aberdeenshire | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Banff (Bamf) | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
For Mr. Dirom
From this last report collated with those
I had formerly I am now determined in my opi¬
nion of his disease and hope that I can with
a great deal of confidence propose a remedy
for it.
But for that remedy I cannot direct
here and can only refer him to a Book for the
purpose which I think for certain he can
find at Aberdeen. The book is Dobson on
fixed air with an Appendix by Falconer. 1
It is in the appendix that he will find the
directions for preparing the Alkaline mephitic
water which is the remedy I propose. By
this appendix referred to, he will perceive that
it must be prepared by the day, and therefore
in his own house, or at least in the town of
Banff, and that it requires a particular
[Apparatus,?] which I hope may be found
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somewhere in his neighbourhood or at least [I?]
presume it is to be found at Aberdeen.
If both the Book and Apparatus can [be?]
found there, the business is settled, and he can
enter upon his remedy as I would desire as
soon as possible. But if it should happen
that neither the one or other can be got in
the North I beg to know by the return of the
Post, and every thing shall be sent him
immediately from hence.
Edinburgh 14th. December
1787
Notes:
1: Dr Matthew Dobson, A medical Commentary on Fixed Air, with appendix by Dr William Falconer, On the Use of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts (2nd ed., 1785). This work is cited by Cullen also in Doc [ID:5533], part of Case 2170.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr. Dirom
From this last report collated with those
I had formerly I am now determined in my opi¬
nion of his disease and hope that I can with
a great deal of confidence propose a remedy
for it.
But for that remedy I cannot direct
here and can only refer him to a Book for the
purpose which I think for certain he can
find at Aberdeen. The book is Dobson on
fixed air with an Appendix by Falconer. 1
It is in the appendix that he will find the
directions for preparing the Alkaline mephitic
water which is the remedy I propose. By
this appendix referred to, he will perceive that
it must be prepared by the day, and therefore
in his own house, or at least in the town of
Banff, and that it requires a particular
[Apparatus,?] which I hope may be found
[Page 2]
somewhere in his neighbourhood or at least [I?]
presume it is to be found at Aberdeen.
If both the Book and Apparatus can [be?]
found there, the business is settled, and he can
enter upon his remedy as I would desire as
soon as possible. But if it should happen
that neither the one or other can be got in
the North I beg to know by the return of the
Post, and every thing shall be sent him
immediately from hence.
Edinr. 14th. Decr.
1787
Notes:
1: Dr Matthew Dobson, A medical Commentary on Fixed Air, with appendix by Dr William Falconer, On the Use of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts (2nd ed., 1785). This work is cited by Cullen also in Doc [ID:5533], part of Case 2170.
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