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

 

[ID:924] From: Mr James Garthshore (James Garthshore of Alderston) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr James Garthshore (James Garthshore of Alderston) (Patient) / 20 October 1774 / (Incoming)

Letter from James Garthshore of Alderston concerning the progress of his own case and his treatment by John Lamont.

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FieldData
DOC ID 924
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/187
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date20 October 1774
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Letter from James Garthshore of Alderston concerning the progress of his own case and his treatment by John Lamont.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:5]
Case of James Garthshore whose has stomach complaint.
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People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:443]AuthorMr James Garthshore (Gartshore of Alderston)
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:443]PatientMr James Garthshore (Gartshore of Alderston)
[PERS ID:442]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr John Lamont
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

Places linked to this document

Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Alderston House Haddington Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain

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Alderston 28th October 1774
Dear Sir ---


As I cannot conveniently get to town just now having received a pretty
Severe Cold
beg Leave to inform you that the Medicines last got from the Laboratory
are near a Close & want to know whither you think I should send in for any more or
Delay till I come to town & wait of you myself which will be as soon as I can with any
regard to the Cold I have got which indeed I impute to the Useing so much the Injection
the weather here being extremly chilly & improper for Mercurial preparations.
The Virulency is pretty much Over, but I still continue particularly in the morning
to emit a Glitish matter of a ropey nature & the heat tho not so severe Still remains.


The Stomatic Complaints dayly increase & really to me begin to turn pretty
Alarming as the Come so suddenly on attended with cold in the extremities violent
Sickness & Commotion in my bowells & giddiness in my head weakness in my
Limbs &great flatulency. I am never well but after a full meal and
the Sickness Commonly attacks me either in the morning or About midday but
seldom after Dinner. I Spit up an amazing Quantity of Slimy glutinous matter
which makes Mr Lamont I think rather fond of vomiting which I think greatly
increases the weakness of my Stomack, which I apprehend to be amongst the
worst of my Complaints. I am Convinced I write just now ignorantly
but I know you will forgive as you may well beleive I am pretty anxious
about my present situation

I remain with regard
Dear Sir. Your most humble Servant
James Garthshore ---



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To
Doctor Cullin
Mint close
Edinburgh

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Alderston 28th October 1774
Dear Sir ---


As I cannot conveniently get to town just now having recd. a pretty
Severe Cold
beg Leave to inform you that the Medicines last got from the Laboratory
are near a Close & want to know whither you think I should send in for any more or
Delay till I come to town & wait of you myself which will be as soon as I can with any
regard to the Cold I have got which indeed I impute to the Useing so much the Injection
the weather here being extremly chilly & improper for Mercurial preparations.
The Virulency is pretty much Over, but I still continue particularly in the morning
to emit a Glitish matter of a ropey nature & the heat tho not so severe Still remains.


The Stomatic Complaints dayly increase & really to me begin to turn pretty
Alarming as the Come so suddenly on attended with cold in the extremities violent
Sickness & Commotion in my bowells & giddiness in my head weakness in my
Limbs &great flatulency. I am never well but after a full meal and
the Sickness Commonly attacks me either in the morning or About midday but
seldom after Dinner. I Spit up an amazing Quantity of Slimy glutinous matter
which makes Mr Lamont I think rather fond of vomiting which I think greatly
increases the weakness of my Stomack, which I apprehend to be amongst the
worst of my Complaints. I am Convinced I write just now ignorantly
but I know you will forgive as you may well beleive I am pretty anxious
about my present situation

I remain with regard
Dear Sir. Your most humble Servant
James Garthshore ---



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To
Doctor Cullin
Mint close
Edinburgh

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