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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:5804] From: Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) / To: Mr John Goodsir / Regarding: Mr John Bethune (Lindsay) (Lindsay of Wormiston; after 1782, Bethune of Kilconquhar/Balfour) (Patient) / 30 March 1789 / (Outgoing)

Reply to John Goodsir, on the case of John Bethune of Kilconquhar. The letter is from William and Henry Cullen jointly, but signed by Henry. The Cullens recommend continuing with the treatment already in progress, with some additional medicines and the use of a blister.

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DOC ID 5804
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/21/76
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date30 March 1789
Annotation None
TypeMachine copy
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Letter of Introduction No
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Summary Reply to John Goodsir, on the case of John Bethune of Kilconquhar. The letter is from William and Henry Cullen jointly, but signed by Henry. The Cullens recommend continuing with the treatment already in progress, with some additional medicines and the use of a blister.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:196]
Case of John (Lindsay) Bethune of Kilconquhar, being reported almost daily by his surgeon John Goodsir.
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[PERS ID:544]AuthorDr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" )
[PERS ID:1301]AddresseeMr John Goodsir
[PERS ID:464]PatientMr John Bethune (Lindsay of Wormiston; after 1782, Bethune of Kilconquhar/Balfour)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:544]Other Physician / SurgeonDr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" )
[PERS ID:1301]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMr John Goodsir

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Largo Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
Mentioned / Other Kilconquhar House Kilconquhar Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain

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Dear Sir,


We received yours of the 28th. and
hope that your not having received ours of friday
Evening in answer to yours of Thursday must
have been owing to your having been at
Kilconquhar all friday night, and ↑in↑ our letter on
friday we s recommended your persisting in
the remedies at that time employed, but
expressed some doubts if it could be safe till
we saw more confirmed marks of recovery
to intermit the laxative Electuary as much, as
to give it only once in three days. Your accounts
of Saturday although not so favourable as
we would wish, are not much less so, than
[of your former?] We wish you still to persist
in the [course?] {illeg} pointed out, and think
that it may be very proper to add to your



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doses of Squills five grains of Nitre and ten
drops of Laudanum to each dose, which may
render them both more diuretic and less apt
to go off by stool. TheIf difficulty of breathing,
sense of anxiety about the Pericardium with
much cough continues, we think it may be
very proper to apply a blistering plaster
to his breast. We need hardly add that we
wish him much to persist in taking
exercise. I am with great regard


Dear Sir,
Your most Obedient Servant
Henry Cullen

Edinburgh 30th. March
1789

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Dear Sir,


We received yours of the 28th. and
hope that your not having received ours of friday
Evening in answer to yours of Thursday must
have been owing to your having been at
Kilconquhar all friday night, and ↑in↑ our letter on
friday we s recommended your persisting in
the remedies at that time employed, but
expressed some doubts if it could be safe till
we saw more confirmed marks of recovery
to intermit the laxative Electuary as much, as
to give it only once in three days. Your accounts
of Saturday although not so favourable as
we would wish, are not much less so, than
[of your former?] We wish you still to persist
in the [course?] {illeg} pointed out, and think
that it may be very proper to add to your



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doses of Squills five grains of Nitre and ten
drops of Laudanum to each dose, which may
render them both more diuretic and less apt
to go off by stool. TheIf difficulty of breathing,
sense of anxiety about the Pericardium with
much cough continues, we think it may be
very proper to apply a blistering plaster
to his breast. We need hardly add that we
wish him much to persist in taking
exercise. I am with great regard


Dear Sir,
Your most Obedient Servant
Henry Cullen

Edinr. 30th. March
1789

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