The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:790] From: Dr John Duncanson (Duncason) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Jean Campbell (Campble, of Silvercraigs) (Patient) / 10 June 1766 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Duncanson in Inveraray regarding the case of Mrs Campbell, who has since the previous letter given birth to a stillborn child (the term 'abortion' is being employed here to indicate a natural miscarriage or stillbirth). An additional letter on the same sheet discusses Duncason's frustrated efforts to advance his military career.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 790 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/58 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 10 June 1766 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from John Duncanson in Inveraray regarding the case of Mrs Campbell, who has since the previous letter given birth to a stillborn child (the term 'abortion' is being employed here to indicate a natural miscarriage or stillbirth). An additional letter on the same sheet discusses Duncason's frustrated efforts to advance his military career. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:121] |
Case of Mrs Campbell who has had several miscarriages and who is diagnosed as having a 'weak uterine system'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:310] | Author | Dr John Duncanson (Duncason) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:303] | Patient | Mrs Jean Campbell (Campble, of Silvercraigs) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:312] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr John Hope |
| [PERS ID:1145] | Other | Mr John Graham |
| [PERS ID:1387] | Other | General John Mordaunt (Mordant) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Inveraray | West Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I received your Letter of 10th May last, &
used your prescriptions for Mrs Campbell, you will not be
I think dissapointed at my telling you that maters grew daily
worse; her former Ailments increasing till the 21st when she
aborted of a dead Male Child, the Placenta remain↑ing↑; & the
Umbilical Cord broke closs to the Placenta- She keept free
from fever, or any other alarming sym↑p↑tom till 24th, when she
had a most violent flooding in the Evening, which reduced her
to extream weakness, so that I dreaded every moment should
end her Existence, for the remainder of the night the flooding
was more moderate; On the 25th & the faintings less frequent, but
when moved, the Evening of the 25th she voided a Clot of grum¬
ous Blood firm & so large that I believed it to be the Placenta
& there was very little if any flooding after it came off
but on the following day the Placenta came easily away.
No force or indeed any other external assistance given
after the Abortion , than Emplastrum Antihysteric Abdominal, & the
internal Medicines such as ↑are↑ usually prescribed in the like
cases- She has had a very easy time since & recovers well
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& is now able to get out of bed the greatest part of the day
but is distressed with a constant headache, to which on former
occasions of this kind she has been subject- The Uterine
watery Discharge continues in a very small degree of
a redish color as I mentioned in my first letter to you.
She is now extremely desirous to pursue any
methods you will advise to prevent future Misfortunes of
the same nature, & Mr Campbell & she desire me to write
you, & if you think it necessary that you take any of your
brethern to advise with you, & send to me your joint
opinion I do not recollect any Material Circumstance
in her case which I have neglected to mention in this
or my former Letter, of these be any which you would
wish to know you will place to acquaint me - she had
no complaint of Costiveness during her pregnancy
Mrs & Mr Campbell desire to join me in Compliments to you,
& family. I remain Sir
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I am to thank you for the Certificate 1
you sent to me; by Mr Grahams delay in asking for it, which
hindered my writing to the War Office, 2 General Mordants Dragoons 3
were given to another, this were no disapointment, but that I am
the first on ↑the↑ list to be nominated upon any Vacancy, & must
accept when call'd, or relinquish my halfpay- 4 I shall take
care to order a consideration for your trouble about Mrs Campbells
case. [When?] an Opportunity Offers if you have no [objection?]
to [Doctor?] Hope. I shall be glad if he is the person you {illeg} 5
with. I remain Dear Sir
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To
Doctor William Cullen
Professor of Medecine
Edinburgh
Jn Duncanson Inverar
about Mrs Campbell
June 1766 --
Notes:
1: Context implies this was a note to certify his academic (medical?) qualifications or possibly some sort of character reference.
2: Government department responsible for the British army.
3: At this date Major General Sir John Mordaunt (1696/7/-1780) was in command of the 10th regiment of Dragoons.
4: The implication is that due to delays over the sending of recommendations Duncanson missed an opportunity of obtaining an officer post in the Dragoons, but he is now first on the waiting list. His receipt of 'half-pay', a reduced salary when not on active service, indicates that he has held an army post in the past.
5: Context suggests this missing is "consult".
Diplomatic Text
I received your Letter of 10th May last, &
used your prescriptions for Mrs Campbell, you will not be
I think dissapointed at my telling you that maters grew daily
worse; her former Ailments increasing till the 21st when she
aborted of a dead Male Child, the Placenta remain↑ing↑; & the
Umbilical Cord broke closs to the Placenta- She keept free
from fever, or any other alarming sym↑p↑tom till 24th, when she
had a most violent flooding in the Evening, which reduced her
to extream weakness, so that I dreaded every moment should
end her Existence, for the remainder of the night the flooding
was more moderate; On the 25th & the faintings less frequent, but
when moved, the Evening of the 25th she voided a Clot of grum¬
ous Blood firm & so large that I believed it to be the Placenta
& there was very little if any flooding after it came off
but on the following day the Placenta came easily away.
No force or indeed any other external assistance given
after the Abortion , than Emp Antihysteric Abdomin:, & the
internal Medicines such as ↑are↑ usually prescribed in the like
cases- She has had a very easy time since & recovers well
[Page 2]
& is now able to get out of bed the greatest part of the day
but is distressed with a constant headache, to which on former
occasions of this kind she has been subject- The Uterine
watery Discharge continues in a very small degree of
a redish color as I mentioned in my first letter to you.
She is now extremely desirous to pursue any
methods you will advise to prevent future Misfortunes of
the same nature, & Mr Campbell & she desire me to write
you, & if you think it necessary that you take any of your
brethern to advise with you, & send to me your joint
opinion I do not recollect any Material Circumstance
in her case which I have neglected to mention in this
or my former Letter, of these be any which you would
wish to know you will place to acquaint me - she had
no complaint of Costiveness during her pregnancy
Mrs & Mr Campbell desire to join me in Complimts to you,
& family. I remain Sir
[Page 3]
I am to thank you for the Certificate 1
you sent to me; by Mr Grahams delay in asking for it, which
hindered my writing to the War Office, 2 Gen l Mordants Dragoons 3
were given to another, this were no disapointment, but that I am
the first on ↑ye↑ list to be nominated upon any Vacancy, & must
accept when call'd, or relinquish my halfpay- 4 I shall take
care to order a consideration for your trouble about Mrs Campbells
case. [When?] an Opportunity Offers if you have no [objection?]
to [Doctor?] Hope. I shall be glad if he is the person you {illeg} 5
with. I remain Dr Sir
[Page 4]
To
Doctor William Cullen
Professor of Medecine
Edinburgh
Jn Duncanson Inverar
about Mrs Campbell
June 1766 --
Notes:
1: Context implies this was a note to certify his academic (medical?) qualifications or possibly some sort of character reference.
2: Government department responsible for the British army.
3: At this date Major General Sir John Mordaunt (1696/7/-1780) was in command of the 10th regiment of Dragoons.
4: The implication is that due to delays over the sending of recommendations Duncanson missed an opportunity of obtaining an officer post in the Dragoons, but he is now first on the waiting list. His receipt of 'half-pay', a reduced salary when not on active service, indicates that he has held an army post in the past.
5: Context suggests this missing is "consult".
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