The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3845] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) / Regarding: Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) (Patient) / 29 June 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply for 'Mr Kerr of Etall'. Advice for the elderly (Sir) William Carr of Etal, (father of Lady Erroll), for urinary problems. The enclosure of an electuary recipe is mentioned, but it is not appended to this case book entry.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3845 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/66 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 29 June 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) mentioned, but missing |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply for 'Mr Kerr of Etall'. Advice for the elderly (Sir) William Carr of Etal, (father of Lady Erroll), for urinary problems. The enclosure of an electuary recipe is mentioned, but it is not appended to this case book entry. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:579] |
Case of Sir William Carr [Kerr] of Etal [Etall] with urinary retention and a suspected diabetes. |
14 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1717] | Addressee | Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) |
| [PERS ID:1717] | Patient | Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) |
| [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 | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Etal | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Mr Kerr of Etall
I have your letter, & am sorry to find you
have any ground of complaint, tho I think what you
mention is neither deep nor dangerous. I think it
consists more in a difficultie of retention than in any
excess of the quantity of your urine. To judge of this properly
you must take an exact notice of the whol drunk &
liquid food you take in the night & Day, & with this
compose your urine. I expect that when you consider
the milk, whey, Jelly, soup, broth, water wine & perhaps
other liquids, you will find the whole amount to two
english quarts or prove very little less. In the mean¬
time I take up the case as if it were a Laxity of the
kidneys as well as of the bladder, & that view I have
sent you a medicine which I hope will strengthen
your whole inward parts. It is an Electuary of
which you will please take the bigness of a filbert
three times a day, washing it down with a wine
glass full of Spring Water into which you must
put ten or fifiteen fifteen drops of the strengthening
tincture sent along with the Electuary. The proper
time for taking your doses is in the morning before
you go out to your ride, Again an hour before
dinner, & the third dose at 7 of the Evening. --
Your diet & course of Life is at present so very
well ordered that I have nothing to alter or add
in it. You will do well to continue your
daily Exercise. & in your diet to take solid
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rather than liquid so far as your appetite & stomach can
be reconciled to the former. A few Glasses of wine after D
Dinner & supper I think very proper, & I think Claret
the best. Your warm milk in the morning is also proper
& if you dont find the cow milk whey very diuretic
I have no objection to it, but I think toast water
might do as well & after meals water with a little
red port in it is very proper. You say nothing
of your taking either tea or Coffee, but if you take
either; Coffee is better than tea & indeed the last
may do harm. You say nothing of supper & I only
say it should be very light, otherwise it may
be what you please. --
1776
Diplomatic Text
Mr Kerr of Etall
I have yr letter, & am sorry to find you
have any ground of complaint, tho I think what you
mention is neither deep nor dangerous. I think it
consists more in a difficultie of retention than in any
excess of ye quantity of yr urine. To judge of this properly
you must take an exact notice of ye whol drunk &
liquid food you take in ye night & Day, & wt this
compose yr urine. I expect that when you consider
ye milk, whey, Jelly, soup, broth, water wine & perhaps
other liquids, you will find ye whole amount to two
english quarts or prove very little less. In ye mean¬
time I take up ye case as if it were a Laxity of ye
kidneys as well as of ye bladder, & yt view I have
sent you a medicine wc. I hope will strengthen
your whole inward parts. It is an Electuary of
wc you will please take ye bigness of a filbert
three times a day, washing it down wt a wine
glass full of Spring Water into wc you must
put ten or fifiteen fifteen drops of ye strengthen.g
tincture sent along wt ye Electuary. The proper
time for taking yr doses is in ye morning before
you go out to yr ride, Again an hour before
dinner, & ye third dose at 7 of ye Eveng.. --
Your diet & course of Life is at present so very
well ordered yt I have nothing to alter or add
in it. You will do well to continue yr
daily Exercise. & in yr diet to take solid
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rather than liquid so far as yr appetite & stomach can
be reconciled to ye former. A few Glasses of wine after D
Dinner & supper I think very proper, & I think Claret
ye best. Yr warm milk in ye morn.g is also proper
& if you dont find ye cow milk whey very diuretic
I have no objection to it, but I think toast water
might do as well & after meals water wt a little
red port in it is very proper. You say nothing
of yr taking either tea or Coffee, but if you take
either; Coffee is better than tea & indeed ye last
may do harm. You say nothing of supper & I only
say it should be very light, otherwise it may
be what you please. --
1776
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