The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2544] From: Mr Edward Brown / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Edward Brown (Patient) / 21 November 1784 / (Incoming)
Letter from Edward Brown, concerning his own case, in response to queries sent to him by Cullen.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2544 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1593 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 21 November 1784 |
| 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 Edward Brown, concerning his own case, in response to queries sent to him by Cullen. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1722] |
Case of Edward Brown [anonymised to: 'A. B.'] of Perth who fears he has contracted a venereal infection after a drunken indiscretion. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3490] | Author | Mr Edward Brown |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3490] | Patient | Mr Edward Brown |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Perth | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Sir
I am favoured with your very Obliging Letter
of the 19th. & think myself much indebted to You for Your kind
attention, Secrecy, & delicacy, in this Affair. ---
In answer to Your Queries. In about 2 days after the Supposed
infection, there was a heat in the Urine, and a pain in the
Loins, which also affected the testicles a little. with a pain in
the Yard, & an inclination to make water, but by takeing
Several doses of Salts & Manna (it might have been prevented
coming the length of any running. --- It might have been a
Month or better before the pains affected the Shoulders or Joints
I never had any other of the Symptoms you Mention, No
running, eruption, or Chancre. having ever appeared.
a Small Gleet of thin Watry humour. Sometimes indeed making
its appearance Still (on Improper ideas) but at no other
time. -
The quantity of Mercurial Ointment might be about the full
of a TeaSpoon. This was rubbed in the Loins, inside of the
thighs, & Shoulders, at Night when going to bed, and
wiped off in the morning again, at which time I have
Kept the House --- & I never felt the Effects of it in my
mouth. -- but when I took one Mercurial pill about the Size
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of a Small pea. Inwardly. or 1½ pill which I did sometimes
for a Space of time not exceeding 3 or 4 Nights. It brought
gripes, & sometimes an Inclination to Spit, which did not
continue ---
My reason for thinking these pains Venereal, is, that
I never had them before that time. I mentiond, & they
sometimes seemed to Give way to Mercury --
I feel temperance, & Exercise considerably abate them
& when obliged to drink, or be in Company. or be Exposed
to Cold, they generally grow worse ---
& the Methods I may have taken at first may have
circulated the Infection More through my blood, & prevented
the Usual appearances. --
Since writing first - I put a small blister on the pit
of the Stomach which seemes a good deal to have Removed
the pains in my breast -- If on this information any
Regimen or Medicine, can be advised that may Remove
it out of the blood & prevent Return, I shall Steadily
follow your directions, and am much obliged to You
for the Liberty to Correspond, in Case a further explan¬
ation should be wanted -- I hope the Symptoms I
have described will not communicate by Infection,
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or at least, may be prevented doing So by proper
Means, in 4 weeks hence, -- of which I am Anxious
to hear -- Please address as before, to ly till Called
for. I am with much Respect & Esteem
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
Edward Brown
Perth 21th. November 1784
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Dr. William Cullen
Physician in
Edinburgh
Diplomatic Text
Sir
I am favoured with your very Obliging Letter
of the 19th. & think myself much indebted to You for Your kind
attention, Secrecy, & delicacy, in this Affair. ---
In ansr. to Your Queries. In about 2 days after the Supposed
infection, there was a heat in the Urine, and a pain in the
Loins, which also affected the testicles a little. with a pain in
the Yard, & an inclination to make water, but by takeing
Several doses of Salts & Manna (it might have been prevented
coming the length of any running. --- It might have been a
Month or better before the pains affected the Shoulders or Joints
I never had any other of the Symptoms you Mention, No
running, eruption, or Chancre. having ever appeared.
a Small Gleet of thin Watry humour. Sometimes indeed making
its appearance Still (on Improper ideas) but at no other
time. -
The quantity of Mercc. Ointment might be about the full
of a TeaSpoon. This was rubbed in the Loins, inside of the
thighs, & Shoulders, at Night when going to bed, and
wiped off in the morning again, at which time I have
Kept the House --- & I never felt the Effects of it in my
mouth. -- but when I took one Mercc. pill about the Size
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of a Small pea. Inwardly. or 1½ pill which I did sometimes
for a Space of time not exceeding 3 or 4 Nights. It brought
gripes, & sometimes an Inclination to Spit, which did not
continue ---
My reason for thinking these pains Venereal, is, that
I never had them before that time. I mentiond, & they
sometimes seemed to Give way to MercY. --
I feel temperance, & Exercise considerably abate them
& when obliged to drink, or be in Company. or be Exposed
to Cold, they generally grow worse ---
& the Methods I may have taken at first may have
circulated the Infection More through my blood, & prevented
the Usual appearances. --
Since writing first - I put a small blister on the pit
of the Stomach which seemes a good deal to have Removed
the pains in my breast -- If on this information any
Regimen or Medicine, can be advised that may Remove
it out of the blood & prevent Return, I shall Steadily
follow your directions, and am much obliged to You
for the Liberty to Correspond, in Case a further explan¬
ation should be wanted -- I hope the Symptoms I
have described will not communicate by Infection,
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or at least, may be prevented doing So by proper
Means, in 4 weeks hence, -- of which I am Anxious
to hear -- Please address as before, to ly till Called
for. I am with much Respect & Esteem
Sir
Your most Obedt. Servant
Edward Brown
Perth 21th. Novr. 1784
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Dr. William Cullen
Physician in
Edinr.
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