The Cullen Project | [ID:2075] From: Mr John Andrew / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Shairp (Patient) / 15 October 1781 / (Incoming)

[ID:2075] From: Mr John Andrew / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Shairp (Patient) / 15 October 1781 / (Incoming)

Letter from John Andrew, concerning the case of Mr Shairp.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	2075
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/1149
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	15 October 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 John Andrew, concerning the case of Mr Shairp.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:1158]	Case of Mr Shairp who has a 'gravelish' complaint, but then starts to suffer fits of asthma and feverishness.	4

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:550]	Author	Mr John Andrew
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2631]	Patient	Mr Shairp
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:550]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Mr John Andrew

Places linked to this document

Role in document	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Houston (Houstoun)	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Mentioned / Other	Houston (Houstoun)	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Sir

From the time I last wrote you till Saturday
I had the greatest reason to imagine that Mr. Shairp's was gradualy
recovering, his gravelish Complaints being in a great measure
removed, but on Sunday Morning about one or two oClock he was
Siez'd with a Most Violent fitt of Asthma, which Continued all
that day, and gave him the greatest distress, when I Ar↑r↑ived at
Houstoun in the Evening, I found him rather better, however I
thought it proper to give him a Squill Vomit, which operate
very gently, he pass'd last night tolerably, and Sleep'd a good
dale -- The Family here are Anxious to have Another Visit
from You, and wishes you could be at Houstoun to Morrow if
Convenient, I Shall be glad you lett me know by the bearer the
time you mean to be here as I will make it my business to
Attend you and I am