The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1975] From: Mrs Jane Webster / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: [A matter not directly regarding a patient] / 30 January 1781 / (Incoming)
Letter from Jane Webster, concerning her own case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1975 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1054 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 30 January 1781 |
| 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 Jane Webster, concerning her own case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:12] |
Case of Mrs Jane Webster at York who is trying to lose weight. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:476] | Author | Mrs Jane Webster |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1026] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Thomas Withers |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | York | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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I am so much obliged
to you Sir for your very Clear &
Satisfactory Opinion Concerning my
Case which I received some time ago
I am very happy to find that you approve
of the plan I have adopted under the ↑advice &↑
directions of Dr Withers & I shall
continue persevering in it with great
steadyness. Dr Withers recommended
it strongly to me: often mentioned your
name when talking on the subject;
& indeed the reasons be gave appeard
so strong that I was convinced in my
own mind they were right; & more
especially as things seemd under [gods?]
asistance to answer very well. The
additional confirmation of your opinion
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Sir gives me the greatest satisfaction.
I shall follow your advice with much
pleasure, & always gratefully acknowledge
my obligations to you for the most judicious
candid, & accurate, observations which your
Letter contains.
I shall troble you no more at this time
except to give you a short detail of
my proceedings, since I
received
yours.
I continued the cold bathing till the
middle of October, when I got a slight
return of my Cough, after which I
desisted from bathing & have never ventured
upon it since. With regard to my
plan & regimen for reducing my Corp¬
ulency, I have adhered steadily to your
advice; tho experience only could direct
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me properly I found that in two months
I had lost several pounds, & when
the cold weather set in, & I could not
take Exercise so much, I then gaind
severall pounds again: till I weighd 16
stones, the same as when I wrote to
you last September Within these last
six weeks I followed rather a more rigid
Plan, I diminishd the Quantity of food
at dinner, at least one quarter & I left
off suppers intirely since which time
I have lost 5 pounds in weight. I
intend to continue in the plan I am
in, if it meets with your approbation
for as I cannot use much exercise at
this season of the year, it appears
to me to be right to diminish the
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Quantity of my food, according to your
directions. Thus Sir I have complyd
with your desire in informing you of
my full satisfaction in your letter
& reliance on your oppinion.
I am sir
your much obliged
Humble servant
Mrs Jane Webster
Janry 1781
XI. p. 155. ✍
Diplomatic Text
I am so much obligd
to you Sir for your very Clear &
Satisfactory Opinion Concerning my
Case which I recd some time ago
I am very happy to find that you approve
of the plan I have adopted under the ↑advice &↑
directions of Dr Withers & I shall
continue persevering in it with great
steadyness. Dr Withers recommended
it strongly to me: often mentioned your
name when talking on the subject;
& indeed the reasons be gave appeard
so strong that I was convinced in my
own mind they were right; & more
especially as things seemd under [gods?]
asistance to answer very well. The
additional confirmation of your opinion
[Page 2]
Sir gives me the greatest satisfaction.
I shall follow your advice with much
pleasure, & always gratefully acknowledge
my obligations to you for the most judicious
candid, & accurate, observations which your
Letter contains.
I shall troble you no more at this time
except to give you a short detail of
my proceedings, since I
recd
yours.
I continued the cold bathing till the
middle of October, when I got a slight
return of my Cough, after which I
desisted from bathing & have never ventured
upon it since. With regard to my
plan & regimen for reducing my Corp¬
ulency, I have adhered steadily to your
advice; tho experience only could direct
[Page 3]
me properly I found that in two months
I had lost several pounds, & when
the cold weather set in, & I could not
take Exercise so much, I then gaind
severall pounds again: till I weighd 16
stones, the same as when I wrote to
you last Septbr. Within these last
six weeks I followed rather a more rigid
Plan, I diminishd the Quantity of food
at dinner, at least one quarter & I left
off suppers intirely since which time
I have lost 5 pounds in weight. I
intend to continue in the plan I am
in, if it meets with your approbation
for as I cannot use much exercise at
this season of the year, it appears
to me to be right to diminish the
[Page 2]
Quantity of my food, according to your
directions. Thus Sir I have complyd
with your desire in informing you of
my full satisfaction in your letter
& reliance on your oppinion.
I am sir
your much obligd
Hbl servant
Mrs Jane Webster
Janry 1781
XI. p. 155. ✍
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