The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1829] From: Dr Henry Richardson / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Isabella Widdrington (Forster) (Isabel) (Patient) / 19 March 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from Henry Richardson concerning the case of Mrs Widdrington, who has recently become weak after nursing her consumptive husband who died about six weeks earlier.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1829 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/909 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 19 March 1780 |
| 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 Henry Richardson concerning the case of Mrs Widdrington, who has recently become weak after nursing her consumptive husband who died about six weeks earlier. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:479] |
Case of Mrs Widdrington weakened by nursing her husband who died recently. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:4] | Author | Dr Henry Richardson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:689] | Patient | Mrs Isabella Widdrington (Isabel) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:4] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Henry Richardson |
| [PERS ID:775] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr John Widdrington (of Hauxley and of Alnwick) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Alnwick | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Alnwick | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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Mrs. Widdrington a Lady about 40, who enjoyed
always good health until within this 2 months has
fallen of late into a lingering illness, & is now so
weak
that she
is not able to sit up about 2 hours in a day:
Her Husband died of a Consumption
about 6 weeks
ago, & the great fatigue she had by attending upon
him, day & night, & neglecting her food, & living
wholly upon tea, she let her strength so down that
she was brought to the greatest degree of
weakness:
I was in great hopes, as she had no heat upon her,
that
nourishing diet, & a little time, would have restored
her, but for some weeks past, she loses ground, &
grows weaker, she had a little
cough, & sweat in
a morning, but the
cough &sweatings have left
her, ↑for↑ a month past: She lay in the same bed with
her Husband until the day of his death, & as his
blood must have been in a very putrid state, I am
afraid it must have greatly hurt her, in the weak state
she was then in, & has brought on a putrid state of
her juices, her Legs swells & does not fall in
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morning. I shall be glad to hear from you by the return of
this post, & I am with the utmost respect
Dear Sir
your most obedient servant
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To Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
Henry Richardson
Query
Mrs Widdrington
March, 1780
X. p. 174.
Diplomatic Text
Mrs. Widdrington a Lady about 40, who enjoyed
always good health until within this 2 months has
fallen of late into a lingering illness, & is now so
weak
yt she
is not able to sit up about 2 hours in a day:
Her Husband died of a Consumption
about 6 weeks
ago, & the great fatigue she had by attending upon
him, day & night, & neglecting her food, & living
wholly upon tea, she let her strength so down that
she was brought to the greatest degree of
weakness:
I was in great hopes, as she had no heat upon her,
yt
nourishing diet, & a little time, wd. have restored
her, but for some weeks past, she loses ground, &
grows weaker, she had a little
cough, & sweat in
a morning, but ye
cough &sweatings have left
her, ↑for↑ a month past: She lay in the same bed with
her Husband until the day of his death, & as his
blood must have been in a very putrid state, I am
afraid it must have greatly hurt her, in the weak state
she was then in, & has brought on a putrid state of
her juices, her Legs swells & does not fall in
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morning. I shall be glad to hear from you by the return of
this post, & I am with the utmost respect
Dear Sir
yr. most obedt. servt.
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To Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
Henry Richardson
Q
Mrs Widdrington
March, 1780
X. p. 174.
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