The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:787] From: Mr Finny / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: [A matter not directly regarding a patient] / May 1766 / (Incoming)
Letter from Mr Finny describing his own symptoms of the past twenty or thirty years, which include wind in the stomach and bowels, 'flying pains' and a sense of cold in his head, stiffness of the neck, 'such a Giddiness sometimes; as that I know not where I am', viewing things 'as it were tinctured with a deep yellow colour', impaired memory, and 'Wandring thoughts and Wild Imaginations' . No releted documents traced to establish if this is an authorial original.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 787 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/55 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | May 1766 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Unattributed |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Mr Finny describing his own symptoms of the past twenty or thirty years, which include wind in the stomach and bowels, 'flying pains' and a sense of cold in his head, stiffness of the neck, 'such a Giddiness sometimes; as that I know not where I am', viewing things 'as it were tinctured with a deep yellow colour', impaired memory, and 'Wandring thoughts and Wild Imaginations' . No releted documents traced to establish if this is an authorial original. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:133] |
Case of Mr Finny who reports numerous symptoms including jaundiced vision, 'flying pains' and 'such a Giddiness sometimes; as that I know not where I am'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:306] | Author | Mr Finny |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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The most frequent and Ordinary
Symptoms, wherewith I am afflicted are
as follow viz. Wind in my Stomach and
bowels; and such a Giddiness sometimes; as
that I know not where I am; Or what I am
doing; Flying pains in my head, especially
about the Temples; a Sense of Cold in the back
part of the Head, with a Straitness there; So
that I cannot without difficulty, look either
to the Right, or left hand. The least noise
as the opening or shutting a Room-door
startles me so much, that my heart will
beat for sometime; A Continual heaviness
in the back part of the head, attended
with a dull pain; Wandring thoughts
and Wild Imaginations. My memory is
greatly impaired, and my Ideas are oft
crouded and unconnected; Things around
me in the Evening, when the Sun shines
appear to me, as it were tinctured with
a deep yellow Colour. I am often plunged
in deep melancholy thoughts, which
makes me have an aversion to Company
and love Solitude. I have likeways frequent
Startings in my legs, arms and thighes;
together with tremors on fear, surprize &c
The above Symptoms vary as to degree
According as the weather changes. I am
about 50 years of age, and have been
in this Melancholy Situation for betwixt
these twenty, or thirty years by past-
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Mr Finny
Aberdeen
May 1766 --
Diplomatic Text
The most frequent and Ordinary
Symptoms, wherewith I am afflicted are
as follow viz. Wind in my Stomach and
bowels; and such a Giddiness sometimes; as
that I know not where I am; Or what I am
doing; Flying pains in my head, especially
about the Temples; a Sense of Cold in the back
part of the Head, with a Straitness there; So
that I cannot without difficulty, look either
to the Right, or left hand. The least noise
as the opening or shutting a Room-door
startles me so much, that my heart will
beat for sometime; A Continual heaviness
in the back part of the head, attended
with a dull pain; Wandring thoughts
and Wild Imaginations. My memory is
greatly impaired, and my Ideas are oft
crouded and unconnected; Things around
me in the Evening, when the Sun shines
appear to me, as it were tinctured with
a deep yellow Colour. I am often plunged
in deep melancholy thoughts, which
makes me have an aversion to Company
and love Solitude. I have likeways frequent
Startings in my legs, arms and thighes;
together with tremors on fear, surprize &c
The above Symptoms vary as to degree
According as the weather changes. I am
about 50 years of age, and have been
in this Melancholy Situation for betwixt
these twenty, or thirty years by past-
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Mr Finny
Aberdeen
May 1766 --
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