The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1543] From: Mr Thomas Irwin (Irwine, at Moss Side) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Thomas Irwin (Irwine, at Moss Side) (Patient) / 5 August 1778 / (Incoming)
Letter from Thomas Irwin regarding his own case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1543 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/634 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 5 August 1778 |
| 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 Thomas Irwin regarding his own case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:794] |
Case of Mr Thomas Irwin [Irwine] who suffers from swollen legs, itchiness and biliousness and which eventually proves fatal. |
18 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:889] | Author | Mr Thomas Irwin (Irwine, at Moss Side) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:889] | Patient | Mr Thomas Irwin (Irwine, at Moss Side) |
| [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 | Moss Side | Carlisle | North-West | England | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Carlisle | North-West | England | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Dr Cullen
Dear Sir
I am very sorry to trouble you, at
least in this manner, however if you will be so good as
to consider my case & give me your advice /by post/ I
shall direct a fee to be given you by Mr. Waite, Our
good & mutual friend Mr. Wm. Miller, or some one there. ----
I am so disturbed night & Day with an Itchiness over
my Body, that I get not an hours sleep without being waked
I have no appetite for any animal food, if I strive to
get a bitt of chicken down, it seems to remain hard, & undig¬
ested in my Stomack; but I can take the broth, with Barly, or any
other sort of Broth; Chocolate, Tea, Barly & Milk or indeed any Spoon-¬
meat, I do not want appetite so much as digestion & that
chiefly for animal food. I have lost in weight, since I had the pleasure
of seeing you at Mr. Millers about 7.8. my shortness of Breath on the
least exercise remains, & only then:-- when am at rest I have no difficulty
in Breathing --- I have neither Scab or Scurf, except in my posteriors
which have a dry Scurf, & extremely Itchy. -- I am regular in all my
evacuations & very little griped. -- Something to cool & sweeten my
Blood & Juices, are much wanted, I am {illeg} up, & get little rest.
I pray the favour of you to try to help me or I shall be lost.
I have no dependence on any other but you, under providence
I am Dear Sir
your humble Supplicant & welwisher
Thos. Irwin
at Moss-Side
Carlisle
[Page 2]
Doctr: Cullen
Edenburgh
✍
Thos. Irwine
Aug. 5. 1778
Vol. 9. p.33.
Diplomatic Text
Dr Cullen
Dear Sir
I am very sorry to trouble you, at
least in this manner, however if you will be so good as
to consider my case & give me your advice /by post/ I
shall direct a fee to be given you by Mr. Waite, Our
good & mutual frd. Mr. Wm. Miller, or some one there. ----
I am so disturbed night & Day with an Itchiness over
my Body, that I get not an hours sleep without being waked
I have no appetite for any animal food, if I strive to
get a bitt of chicken down, it seems to remain hard, & undig¬
ested in my Stomack; but I can take the broth, with Barly, or any
other sort of Broth; Chocolate, Tea, Barly & Milk or indeed any Spoon-¬
meat, I do not want appetite so much as digestion & that
chiefly for animal food. I have lost in weight, since I had the pleasure
of seeing you at Mr. Millers about 7.8. my shortness of Breath on the
least exercise remains, & only then:-- when am at rest I have no difficulty
in Breathing --- I have neither Scab or Scurf, except in my posteriors
wch. have a dry Scurf, & extremely Itchy. -- I am regular in all my
evacuations & very little griped. -- Something to cool & sweeten my
Blood & Juices, are much wanted, I am {illeg} up, & get little rest.
I pray the favour of you to try to help me or I shall be lost.
I have no dependence on any other but you, under providence
I am Dear Sir
your humble Supplicant & welwisher
Thos. Irwin
at Moss-Side
Carlisle
[Page 2]
Doctr: Cullen
Edenburgh
✍
Thos. Irwine
Aug. 5. 1778
Vol. 9. p.33.
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