The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:863] From: Mr David Bethune (of Kilconquhar; of Balfour) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr David Bethune (of Kilconquhar; of Balfour) (Patient) / 1 January 1774 / (Incoming)
Letter from David Bethune relating his own case; he has suffered from 'Belching to a great degree sometimes, or so much that I am obliged to rise out of bed in the night time'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 863 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/130 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 1 January 1774 |
| 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 David Bethune relating his own case; he has suffered from 'Belching to a great degree sometimes, or so much that I am obliged to rise out of bed in the night time'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:260] |
Case of Mr David Bethune of Balfour who consulted Cullen previously over stomach complaints (See Case 34). Now also has an eye problem, head-pains, abdominal pains and increasing weakness. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:11] | Author | Mr David Bethune (of Kilconquhar; of Balfour) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:11] | Patient | Mr David Bethune (of Kilconquhar; of Balfour) |
| [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 | Kilconquhar House | Kilconquhar | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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As I continue to be distresst with paines & uneasiness in my
Stomach or Breast, makes me apply again for your advice &
assisstance for my relief, the Symptomes are much the Same
as formerly (viz) Belching to a great degree sometimes, or so
much that I am obliged to rise out of bed in the night
time to endeavour to give it Vent, also some Degree of
anxiety impatience and restlessness a nights by which
I am much deprived of my ordinary sleep which defeats
me a good deal amd happens frequently, You know
the chief medecine I have used has been Chewing of
Rhubarb which I thought was always of great benefitt
to me & did formerly keep me free of my trouble for
ten days or so, it still has the same effect of releiving
me, but for a shorter period, four or five days at most &
and that for a few months past, the pain was never very
acute, tho' troublesome enough from the effect above men¬
tioned, I have somtimes imagined I was easier in my
breast when troubled with reumatism in any other
part of my body, which at times I am still subject to,
There is one Circumstance which appears pretty odd to
me, which is, that I am never so well as the immediate
day before the uneasing comes on, & never readier to be
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attackt with it as when I am easiest in my belly
I wont keep up from ↑you↑that I allow myself sometimes
a Dram of plain Brandy for immediate relief, tho' very
sparingly, as I am well aware of the danger of habit,
I wish upon your account as well as my own that I
could have wrote more intelligibly on the Subject, however
youl be so good as consider what I have wrote and let
me have your advice and directions with your conve¬
niecy, I know youl do me good if you can I am
with real Esteem
Dear Sir
your most humble Servant
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To
Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
David Bethune
January 1774
vol II .p.27
Diplomatic Text
As I continue to be distresst with paines & uneasiness in my
Stomach or Breast, makes me apply again for your advice &
assisstance for my relief, the Symptomes are much the Same
as formerly (viz) Belching to a great degree sometimes, or so
much that I am obliged to rise out of bed in the night
time to endeavour to give it Vent, also some Degree of
anxiety impatience and restlessness a nights by which
I am much deprived of my ordinary sleep which defeats
me a good deal amd happens frequently, You know
the chief medecine I have used has been Chewing of
Rhubarb which I thought was always of great benefitt
to me & did formerly keep me free of my trouble for
ten days or so, it still has the same effect of releiving
me, but for a shorter period, four or five days at most &
and that for a few months past, the pain was never very
acute, tho' troublesome enough from the effect above men¬
tioned, I have somtimes imagined I was easier in my
breast when troubled with reumatism in any other
part of my body, which at times I am still subject to,
There is one Circumstance which appears pretty odd to
me, which is, that I am never so well as the immediate
day before the uneasing comes on, & never readier to be
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attackt with it as when I am easiest in my belly
I wont keep up from ↑you↑that I allow myself sometimes
a Dram of plain Brandy for immediate relief, tho' very
sparingly, as I am well aware of the danger of habit,
I wish upon your account as well as my own that I
could have wrote more intelligibly on the Subject, however
youl be so good as consider what I have wrote and let
me have your advice and directions with your conve¬
niecy, I know youl do me good if you can I am
with real Esteem
Dr Sir
your most humble Servant
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To
Doctor Cullen
Edinr
David Bethune
January 1774
vol II .p.27
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