The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1856] From: Miss Isabel Mutter (Bess) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Dr Thomas Mutter (Reverend) (Patient) / 23 May 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from Bess Mutter concerning the case of her father, Revd. [Dr] Mutter of Dumfries who has suffered an event which has left him speechless and with his face paralysed.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1856 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/935 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 23 May 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 Bess Mutter concerning the case of her father, Revd. [Dr] Mutter of Dumfries who has suffered an event which has left him speechless and with his face paralysed. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:9] |
Case of Dr Thomas Mutter who has suffered 'a palsy' (stroke). |
14 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:473] | Author | Miss Isabel Mutter (Bess) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:472] | Patient | Dr Thomas Mutter (Reverend) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:474] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Isabel Mutter |
| [PERS ID:473] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Miss Isabel Mutter (Bess) |
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 | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place of Handstamp | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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My father haveing been very in¬
different in his health this winter, Mrs Mutter
thinks it proper to aply to you for your opinion
by this time you are pretty well acquainted with
his constitution, as far as I am capable I shall give
you an account of the state he is and has been in
he is much subject to a looseness some times too a
great degree for eight or ten days together then
after a fortnight intermission retrunes again
last night he was seized with a severe fit which
I dont know how to denominate he complaines
of no pain the right side of his head is affected
and the left arm it is the same side of his
head that he had the great trouble in it is
attended ↑with↑ a difficulty in swallowing, the features
of [his?] face is altered
a little and his speech quite
gone that he cannot uter a syllable but yes or
no, about a fortnight ago he had a retrun of the
above complaint, to a very great hight for 24
hours but he has been regular a nufe since look¬
ing well and in good spirits till suddenly
he was seized he retaines his memory and
senses as yet for any thing we can see
Mrs Mutter beges you will write by retrun
of post as we are all anxious to know your
opinion you need not mention it to any
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body till we see how it truns out
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Doctor Cullen
Mint
Edinburgh
Revd Mr Mutter
May 1780,
V. XI. p. 14.
Diplomatic Text
My father haveing been very in¬
different in his health this winter, Mrs Mutter
thinks it proper to aply to you for your opinion
by this time you are pretty well acquainted with
his constitution, as far as I am capable I shall give
you an account of the state he is and has been in
he is much subject to a looseness some times too a
great degree for eight or ten days together then
after a fortnight intermission retrunes again
last night he was seized with a severe fit which
I dont know how to denominate he complaines
of no pain the right side of his head is affected
and the left arm it is the same side of his
head that he had the great trouble in it is
attended ↑with↑ a difficulty in swallowing, the features
of [his?] face is altered
a little and his speech quite
gone that he cannot uter a syllable but yes or
no, about a fortnight ago he had a retrun of the
above complaint, to a very great hight for 24
hours but he has been regular a nufe since look¬
ing well and in good spirits till suddenly
he was seized he retaines his memory and
senses as yet for any thing we can see
Mrs Mutter beges you will write by retrun
of post as we are all anxious to know your
opinion you need not mention it to any
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body till we see how it truns out
[Page 3]
Doctor Cullen
Mint
Edinburgh
Revd Mr Mutter
May 1780,
V. XI. p. 14.
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