The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1557] From: Mr John Corbett / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Corbett (of Tollcross) (Patient) / 2 September 1778 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Corbett regarding the case of his wife.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There are 3 images for this document.
[Page 1]
[Page 2]
[Page 3]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1557 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/648 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 2 September 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 John Corbett regarding the case of his wife. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:970] |
Case of Mrs Corbett of Tolcross who has a weak stomach accompanied by faintness and nosebleeds. |
3 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2451] | Author | Mr John Corbett |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2446] | Patient | Mrs Corbett (of Tollcross) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:563] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) |
| [PERS ID:2451] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr John Corbett |
| [PERS ID:743] | Other | Mrs Anna Cullen |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Tollcross | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
As Mrs Corbetts complaints are again
returned, and have reduced her very much, I use the Liberty
to lay her situation before you, her present illness is of the
same nature with that of which she complained when you
last waited on her, and which your prescription at that time
seemed effectually to cure, however the disorder in her stomach
returned last winter, And after taking many medicines under
the derection of Doctor Stevenson at Glasgow, she seemed
again to have got the better of her Illness, and recovered
her Flesh and spirits, but in about a month after her return
here, her stomach began to be so weak that she could eat
nothing, and sometime after whatever she Eat turned into
Phlegm, which she threw up, the disease seems to have
gained ground, for now she digests little or nothing, and indeed
can swallow only Liquids, such as Chicken water, beef Tea
Port, Claret, &c, she has almost a constant tickling, and
sometimes a cough, after which she spits up a [blueish?]
spittle mixed with black spots, she has a numbness in
her hands, and feet, which she gets frequently rubbed,
and before the reaching begins, she is very sick, besides all
these Complaints she has had a severe looseness for ten
weeks past, which has extenuated her very much, and has
lowered her spirits to a very great degree, she has a palpitation
at her heart, and is so weakened, that when she rises to get her
bed made, she is ready to faint; while she had strength sufficient
remaining, she went out almost every day, to take an airing, but
has been obliged to give that up, she also used Ass milk, which she
[Page 2]
loathed, and for that reason left it off, tho' she never threw it
up, I have told you every thing, as I had it herself, except
that her Colour is very yellow, and when fatigued with the exercise
of the ride, was asthmatick, she still calls for air, and generally
has the window up for that purpose, she has likewise a burning
heat arising from her inwards, which blisters her throat and tongue,
And now Sir, I beg you will consider these severall Circumstances,
and prescribe what you think will be requisite for her both as
to Medicine, if you should judge such necessary, and order her a
Regimen for her Diet, Doctor Stevenson still continues to
attend her, but as Doctor Cullens abilities are confessidly
superiour in the Medical world, I was unwilling to want his
assistance in this case, I offer Compliments to Mrs Cullen
and the young folks, and I am, Dear Sir
Tollcross 2d September
1778
P.S. I expect you will let me have your opinion as soon as possible,
[Page 3]
Doctor William Cullen
at Edinburgh
A single sheet
Mrs Corbett
September 2. 1778
Diplomatic Text
As Mrs Corbetts complaints are again
returned, and have reduced her very much, I use the Liberty
to lay her situation before you, her present illness is of the
same nature with that of which she complained when you
last waited on her, and which your prescription at that time
seemed effectually to cure, however the disorder in her stomach
returned last winter, And after taking many medicines under
the derection of Doctor Stevenson at Glasgow, she seemed
again to have got the better of her Illness, and recovered
her Flesh and spirits, but in about a month after her return
here, her stomach began to be so weak that she could eat
nothing, and sometime after whatever she Eat turned into
Phlegm, which she threw up, the disease seems to have
gained ground, for now she digests little or nothing, and indeed
can swallow only Liquids, such as Chicken water, beef Tea
Port, Claret, &c, she has almost a constant tickling, and
sometimes a cough, after which she spits up a [blueish?]
spittle mixed with black spots, she has a numbness in
her hands, and feet, which she gets frequently rubbed,
and before the reaching begins, she is very sick, besides all
these Complaints she has had a severe looseness for ten
weeks past, which has extenuated her very much, and has
lowered her spirits to a very great degree, she has a palpitation
at her heart, and is so weakened, that when she rises to get her
bed made, she is ready to faint; while she had strength sufficient
remaining, she went out almost every day, to take an airing, but
has been obliged to give that up, she also used Ass milk, which she
[Page 2]
loathed, and for that reason left it off, tho' she never threw it
up, I have told you every thing, as I had it herself, except
that her Colour is very yellow, and when fatigued with the exercise
of the ride, was asthmatick, she still calls for air, and generally
has the window up for that purpose, she has likewise a burning
heat arising from her inwards, which blisters her throat and tongue,
And now Sir, I beg you will consider these severall Circumstances,
and prescribe what you think will be requisite for her both as
to Medicine, if you should judge such necessary, and order her a
Regimen for her Diet, Doctor Stevenson still continues to
attend her, but as Doctor Cullens abilities are confessidly
superiour in the Medical world, I was unwilling to want his
assistance in this case, I offer Compliments to Mrs Cullen
and the young folks, and I am, Dr Sir
Tollcross 2d Septr
1778
P.S. I expect you will let me have your opinion as soon as possible,
[Page 3]
Doctor William Cullen
at Edinburgh
A single sheet
Mrs Corbett
Sept 2. 1778
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:1557]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
