The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1770] From: Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall) (Patient) / 10 December 1779 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Copland, surgeon at Dumfries, concerning the case of Mr McDowal. Marked 'Answered in person'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1770 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/857 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 10 December 1779 |
| 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 Alexander Copland, surgeon at Dumfries, concerning the case of Mr McDowal. Marked 'Answered in person'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1107] |
Case of Mr William McDowal [McDowall, McDouall], who has a chest complaint and spits blood. |
19 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:566] | Author | Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1080] | Patient | Mr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall) |
| [PERS ID:566] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) |
| [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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Mc:Dowal saw you last, he has been ↑since [Inst:?]↑ 1 mostly
rideing about on Account of Business, & has
not been more than 6 Days at a time in
this place, he has therefor not had it in his
power to go on with a proper Course of
the pectoral Pills you last recommended
or to have any more of the Decoctum Tussilago
& Parietariœ as you before ordered. --- But
has had no threatenings of the Hæmoptoe
& has been rather gathering more Strength
of late. Tho he complains much of an obsti¬
nate Costiveness ↑a Disposition to↑ which seems to be every Day
encreasing upon him. -- The Pills you
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last ordered, as well as the former Electuary
after using two or three Times lost their
Effects & were obliged to be used in such large
Doses to produce a proper Effect that thay
became very inconvenient & even then
uncertain, so that I was obliged to have recour[se]
again to the Castor Oil (Made into an Emul¬
sion) which has always been as yet effectual
But this again he complains of as lying
heavy on his Stomach. ---
He at present attributes all his
Complaints to his Costive habit, & from ta¬
king a Retrospect of his former Complaint
I am apt to believe it has acted in these, always
as a Strong Occasional Cause if not as a
prædisposing one also. -- For in the Dange¬
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rous Complaint of his Bowells that attacked him
some year's ago in the troublesome Cutane¬
ous Eruption ↑that he had↑ & his late pectoral Com¬
plaints, Constipation was always one
of the most troublesome Symptoms. -
For farther particulars I must refers
you to himself as this go's along with him {illeg}
& believe me to be with Respect &
Regard
Dear Sir
your most obliged &
most obedient humble
Servant
Dumfries
December 10th.
1779. --
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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
Copland
Query
Mr McDowal
December 1779.
X. p.
Answered in person.
Notes:
1: Possibly indicating since 'my last' letter.
Diplomatic Text
Mc:Dowal saw you last, he has been ↑since [Inst:?]↑ 1 mostly
rideing about on Account of Business, & has
not been more than 6 Days at a time in
this place, he has therefor not had it in his
power to go on with a proper Course of
the pectoral Pills you last recommended
or to have any more of the Decoct: Tussilag:
& Parietariœ as you before ordered. --- But
has had no threatenings of the Hæmoptoe
& has been rather gathering more Strength
of late. Tho he complains much of an obsti¬
nate Costiveness ↑a Disposition to↑ which seems to be every Day
encreasing upon him. -- The Pills you
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last ordered, as well as the former Electuary
after using two or three Times lost their
Effects & were obliged to be used in such large
Doses to produce a proper Effect that thay
became very inconvenient & even then
uncertain, so that I was obliged to have recour[se]
again to the Castor Oil (Made into an Emul¬
sion) which has always been as yet effectual
But this again he complains of as lying
heavy on his Stomach. ---
He at present attributes all his
Complaints to his Costive habit, & from ta¬
king a Retrospect of his former Complaint
I am apt to believe it has acted in these, always
as a Strong Occasional Cause if not as a
prædisposing one also. -- For in the Dange¬
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rous Complaint of his Bowells that attacked him
some year's ago in the troublesome Cutane¬
ous Eruption ↑that he had↑ & his late pectoral Com¬
plaints, Constipation was always one
of the most troublesome Symptoms. -
For farther particulars I must refers
you to himself as this go's along with him {illeg}
& believe me to be with Respect &
Regard
Dear Sir
your most obliged &
most obedient humble
Servant
Dumfries
Decemr: 10th.
1779. --
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Doctor Cullen
Ednr.
Copland
Q.
Mr McDowal
Decr. 1779.
X. p.
Answered in person.
Notes:
1: Possibly indicating since 'my last' letter.
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