The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3232] From: Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) (Patient) / 5? October? 1787 / (Incoming)
Letter by patient 'to Dr Cullen, made in answer to the Doctor's Queries'; evidence from other documents in the case suggests that the patient in question is Mr Dirom, in whose handwriting the letter is written. This may be the additional report to which Doc [ID:5548], dated 8 October 1787, is the response, so perhaps should be dated to early October 1787.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3232 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2130a |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 5? October? 1787 |
| 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 by patient 'to Dr Cullen, made in answer to the Doctor's Queries'; evidence from other documents in the case suggests that the patient in question is Mr Dirom, in whose handwriting the letter is written. This may be the additional report to which Doc [ID:5548], dated 8 October 1787, is the response, so perhaps should be dated to early October 1787. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:787] |
Case of Alexander Dirom, who has a urinary tract ailment. |
16 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:5422] | Author | Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5422] | Patient | Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5425] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Fotheringham (Fothringham) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Muiresk House | Turriff | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Note in addition to the case formerly stated by Mr Fothringham
to Dr Cullen, and in answer to the Doctors Queries.
The gentleman was in the youthful part of life, very subject
to a violent dry like pain, in the {illeg} of the right side, after
hard exercise, but for near twenty years past, he has been
entirely free of that complaint.
He almost always had a disagreeable feeling or pain
about the neck of the bladder in the time of exercise, just in
the place where he puts it now, but he has had less of that
for twenty years past, than in the earlier part of life.
He never had any pain about the Region of the kidneys.
He always, observed, that when he discharged thick urine,
it was sooner cleared after drinking weak Rum punch mixed
with a little Stoughton, than after wine -- and if that is
equally safe, he would still gladly take it, at least once in
the day in place of wine.
Diplomatic Text
Note in addition to the case formerly stated by Mr Fothringham
to Dr Cullen, and in answer to the Doctors Queries.
The gentleman was in the youthful part of life, very subject
to a violent dry like pain, in the {illeg} of the right side, after
hard exercise, but for near twenty years past, he has been
entirely free of that complaint.
He almost always had a disagreeable feeling or pain
about the neck of the bladder in the time of exercise, just in
the place where he puts it now, but he has had less of that
for twenty years past, than in the earlier part of life.
He never had any pain about the Region of the kidneys.
He always, observed, that when he discharged thick urine,
it was sooner cleared after drinking weak Rum punch mixed
with a little Stoughton, than after wine -- and if that is
equally safe, he would still gladly take it, at least once in
the day in place of wine.
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