The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1862] From: Dr Alexander Taylor (Sanders) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Robert Neilson (Nielson, of Paisley) (Patient) / 1 June 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Taylor concerning the case of Mr Nielson.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1862 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/941 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 1 June 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 Alexander Taylor concerning the case of Mr Nielson. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:316] |
Case of Mr Robert Neilson with a chronic, progressive illness, probably pulmonary (consumption) but possible cardiac. After a gap, in early January 1782, Cullen confirms that Neilson's condition is terminal. An autopsy soon follows. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:207] | Author | Dr Alexander Taylor (Sanders) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:206] | Patient | Mr Robert Neilson (Nielson, of Paisley) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:207] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Taylor (Sanders) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Tho Mr. Nielson be to
see you himself he has enjoined
me to write you; but I have
little to add to what I have for ↑was↑
formerly said ---------- at 2 oClock
on Monday morning last I was
called to see him - he had awakened
a little before much pained
and sat up to get rubbed as usu¬
al but in rubbing the pains
after shifting and affecting the
left side of his breast went off
and were followed by a faintness
which obliged him to lye down,
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and a sweat under which he lay
when I saw him - Upon examining
I found him all over in a Cold
sweat - his pulse beat 88 in the
minute and was strong and not
irregular - but notwithstanding
this state of the Pulse, which I
considered as an exertion of Nature
after the faint and suspected would
not continue, I ventured to give
him a glass of wine for he was
very Cold - he soon after became
warm and the Sweat went off and
his pulse came down to 76 becoming
more soft - he has since had no
return of the faintness but been
much as usual -
Before he was put on his pre¬
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sent diet his pulse was always
uncommonly hard and strong and
frequently irregular - but after,
it became soft and but seldom
hard and never irregular but when
hard, at which times alone he was
distrest with Pains; and in this way
he continued a Considerable while -
but for some time by - past his pulse
has been irregular even when weak
and soft; and his Pains at such times
very severe and more Constant
than formerly; and I believe thi[s]
change began much about the time
the Cold Sweats first made their appear¬
ance - I make this recapitulation
that you may ditermine whether
a glass of Wine or Toddie should now
be allowed or if he ought to persist
strictly in his present Regimen.
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To
Dr. William Cullen
Professor of Medicine
Edinburgh
Dr Taylor
concerning
Mr Nielson
June. 1780.
V. XI. p. 22.
Diplomatic Text
Tho Mr. Nielson be to
see you himself he has enjoined
me to write you; but I have
little to add to what I have for ↑was↑
formerly said ---------- at 2 oClock
on Monday morning last I was
called to see him - he had awakened
a little before much pained
and sat up to get rubbed as usu¬
al but in rubbing the pains
after shifting and affecting the
left side of his breast went off
and were followed by a faintness
which obliged him to lye down,
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and a sweat under which he lay
when I saw him - Upon examining
I found him all over in a Cold
sweat - his pulse beat 88 in the
minute and was strong and not
irregular - but notwithstanding
this state of the Pulse, which I
considered as an exertion of Nature
after the faint and suspected would
not continue, I ventured to give
him a glass of wine for he was
very Cold - he soon after became
warm and the Sweat went off and
his pulse came down to 76 becoming
more soft - he has since had no
return of the faintness but been
much as usual -
Before he was put on his pre¬
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sent diet his pulse was always
uncommonly hard and strong and
frequently irregular - but after,
it became soft and but seldom
hard and never irregular but when
hard, at which times alone he was
distrest with Pains; and in this way
he continued a Considerable while -
but for some time by - past his pulse
has been irregular even when weak
and soft; and his Pains at such times
very severe and more Constant
than formerly; and I believe thi[s]
change began much about the time
the Cold Sweats first made their appear¬
ance - I make this recapitulation
that you may ditermine whether
a glass of Wine or Toddie should now
be allowed or if he ought to persist
strictly in his present Regimen.
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To
Dr. William Cullen
Professor of Medicine
Edinr.
Dr Taylor
c
Mr Nielson
June. 1780.
V. XI. p. 22.
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