The Cullen Project | [ID:2252] From: Mr William Stewart (Stuart) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Robert Orr (Patient) / 24 July 1782 / (Incoming)

[ID:2252] From: Mr William Stewart (Stuart) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Robert Orr (Patient) / 24 July 1782 / (Incoming)

Letter from William Stewart, concerning the case of Mr [Robert] Orr, whose condition is deteriorating. His sweats are getting worse, necessitating changing the dressings on his blisters at night, and he is coughing up two different kinds of pus.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	2252
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/1318
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	24 July 1782
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 William Stewart, concerning the case of Mr [Robert] Orr, whose condition is deteriorating. His sweats are getting worse, necessitating changing the dressings on his blisters at night, and he is coughing up two different kinds of pus.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:782]	Case of Robert Orr, who is consumptive.	7

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1089]	Author	Mr William Stewart (Stuart)
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2019]	Patient	Mr Robert Orr
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1089]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Mr William Stewart (Stuart)

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Place of Writing	Paisley	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place of Handstamp	Paisley	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Dear Sir,

I am sorry to Aquaint you
that our patient Mr orr is still upon
the increase state of the symptoms of
his decline. Since he had your advice
he has followed the rules thereof with
the Utmost Attention – no sooner he
falls asleep than the colliquative
sweating comes on – so profuse as
to oblidge him to have his dressings
Repeated times shifted thro the
night – if he should not fall into
his profound sleep upon his first
going to bed, the sweat does not
come on – but so soon as comes on
the sweating Attacks him – his Cough
upon the whole is no better, it tr¬
oubles him more thro the night, then
the day time, possibly to his horizon¬
tall posture, he can lye with equall
ease on each side, no fixd. stitches,
the cough sometimes of the tickling

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nature & frequently of the hoop¬
ing Kind, what is expectorated
appears to be of two different matters
upon trial of what is spit up
thro the course of the night into
a large Bason of cold water, what
swims on the surface of the water
appears to be a Glandular excrescenc[e]
somewhat tinged – what deposites
rather of the pus nature, tho not
so heavy as to adhere to the bottom
of the Vessell –– his Breathing is
considerably quick, & much
increased upon the least motion,
his pulse sometimes full from
76 to 80 – tho in the Evening
considerably more rapid – he
gradually feels a loss of strength
& colour – his Appetite upon
the whole has not much left
him –– complains more of a

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roughness & dryness of the mouth
& fauces than a desire of much
drink, - he is rather lax of the
bowels than otherwise, perhaps
owing to the Tussilago Juice,
as his stools are of a Green
colour – tho not oftner than thrice
in the 24 hours, he had his
puke – Blister – Acid mixture
Tussilago Juice regularly to your dir¬
ections as you made mention
of knowing how matters {illeg}
with Mr. orr in the course of two
weeks After your prescription
he rests anxious of your further
advice – should you advise a
Jaunt may the Tussilago be left of

Dear Sir
your most obedient servant

W Stewart

Paisley 24 July
1782

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Dr Cullen
Edinburgh

✍
Mr Stewart
Concerning Mr Robert Orr.
July. 1782
V XIV. p.

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Dr Sir,

I am sorry to Aquaint you
that our patient Mr orr is still upon
the increase state of the symptoms of
his decline. Since he had your advice
he has followed the rules thereof wt.
the Utmost Attention – no sooner he
falls asleep than the colliquative
sweating comes on – so profuse as
to oblidge him to have his dressings
Repeated times shifted thro the
night – if he should not fall into
his profound sleep upon his first
going to bed, the sweat does not
come on – but so soon as comes on
the sweating Attacks him – his Cough
upon the whole is no better, it tr¬
oubles him more thro the night, then
the day time, possibly to his horizon¬
tall posture, he can lye with equall
ease on each side, no fixd. stitches,
the cough sometimes of the tickling

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roughness & dryness of the mouth
& fauces than a desire of much
drink, - he is rather lax of the
bowels than otherwise, perhaps
owing to the Tussilago Juice,
as his stools are of a Green
colour – tho not oftner than thrice
in ye. 24 hours, he had his
puke – Blister – Acid mixture
Tuss: Succ: regularly to your dir¬
ections as you made mention
of knowing how matters {illeg}
wt. Mr. orr in the course of two
weeks After your prescription
he rests anxious of your further
advice – should you advise a
Jaunt may the Tussilago be left of

Dr Sir
your most obt. servt

W Stewart

Paisley 24 July
1782

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Dr Cullen
Edinr

✍
Mr Stewart
C Mr Robert Orr.
July. 1782
V XIV. p.

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