The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:951] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Alves / Regarding: Sheriff Campbell (Patient) / 17 April 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'Dr Alves C. Sherreiff Campbell'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 951 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/6 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 17 April 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'Dr Alves C. Sherreiff Campbell' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1259] |
Case of Sheriff Campbell who has started having violent 'fitts of Passion; and displaying other signs of mental derangement. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:148] | Addressee | Dr John Alves |
| [PERS ID:649] | Patient | Sheriff Campbell |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:148] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Alves |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
| Destination of Letter | Inverness | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Doctor Alves C Sherreiff Campbell
I have supected a Disposition to his present state these thirty years -
I know nothing better to obviate the effects than
the Regimen and Medicines
which I advised when he went north last - I have always thought that
a Journey was the most promising remedy for him, but I found it very
difficult to execute when he was here, and I fear it will be much more so
now. - If he you think he can be from home I would send him either
to Peterhead both to drink the waters and to bathe - Wheresoever he
is, riding is to be inculcated as much as possible -- I need not say to you
that if his heat and feverishness be as much as they were here, I would
not advise either the Chalybeate or cold bathing and would rather have
him persist in the LaxativeSolution or some other of a like kind
The choice of the two Courses of the Cooling or Strengthening kind I
must again leave to your discretion --
I dont suppose that his ailments depend alone upon external circum¬
stances, but I shall be very happy to find that any incidental cause of that
kind is soon to be removed, and from this I would at least hope for some benefit -
Diplomatic Text
Doctor Alves C Sherreiff Campbell
I have supected a Disposition to his present state these thirty years -
I know nothing better to obviate the effects than
the Regimen and Meds.
which I advised when he went north last - I have always thought that
a Journey was the most promising remedy for him, but I found it very
difficult to execute when he was here, and I fear it will be much more so
now. - If he you think he can be from home I would send him either
to Peterhead both to drink the waters and to bathe - Wheresoever he
is, riding is to be inculcated as much as possible -- I need not say to you
that if his heat and feverishness be as much as they were here, I would
not advise either the Chalybeate or cold bathing and would rather have
him persist in the LaxativeSolution or some other of a like kind
The choice of the two Courses of the Cooling or Strengthening kind I
must again leave to your discretion --
I dont suppose that his ailments depend alone upon external circum¬
stances, but I shall be very happy to find that any incidental cause of that
kind is soon to be removed, and from this I would at least hope for some benefit -
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