The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3913] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr (Miss Murray's physician) / Regarding: Miss Euphemia? Murray (of Broughton) (Patient) / 31 August 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Murray'. Discusses Miss Murray's blood spitting and whether or not she should travel as planned.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3913 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/25 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 31 August 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Miss Murray'. Discusses Miss Murray's blood spitting and whether or not she should travel as planned. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:436] |
Case of the teenage Miss Murray of Broughton who has a log-standing pulmonary complaint and eventually starts to spit blood. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:115] | Addressee | Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) |
| [PERS ID:631] | Patient | Miss Euphemia? Murray (of Broughton) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:115] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) |
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 |
| Mentioned / Other | Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) | Germany | Germany | Europe | certain |
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For Miss Murray. vide page 19.
The appearance of blood very probably owing to
the Coughing. but I hope it is now over & you may
proceed on the plan before proposed.
If it happens that a tinge only remains I would not
regard it & you should set out on your journey at
the time proposed - but if the quantity of blood spit w up
continues & goes on increasing, it will be very necessary to
take some blood from the arm. & put off the jour¬
ney for a day or perhaps two according to the degree
of blood Spitting.- The quantity of blood taken should not be
much and I hope may be small - but it is to be regula¬
ted by the Spitting & state of the Pulse - rather than
take much Iat first once I would at first take only
four ounces & if circumstances require it repeat that next
day. Managed in this manner I hope it will not
have any effect on what is expected the weak after
I dare say the bleeding at Aix was much larger -
Unel Unless things are much worse than I imagine
I hope you shall not be obliged to put off your jour¬
ney even for a day, & certainly a small matter ought
not to do it as it is to be hoped that the journey will
both take off the Spitting & bring on what we wish for
Her journies should be moderate, three or at most four short stages
a day but this is to be as the bloodspitting &c. shall direct.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Murray. vid p. 19.
The appearance of blood very probably owing to
the Coughing. but I hope it is now over & you may
proceed on the plan before proposed.
If it happens that a tinge only remains I would not
regard it & you should set out on your journey at
the time proposed - but if the qty of blood spit w up
conts & goes on increasing, it will be very necessary to
take some blood from the arm. & put off the jour¬
ney for a day or perhaps two according to the degree
of bld Spitting.- The qty of blood taken should not be
much and I hope may be small - but it is to be regula¬
ted by the Spitting & state of the Pulse - rather than
take much Iat first once I would at first take only
℥iv & if circumstances require it repeat that next
day. Managed in this manner I hope it will not
have any effect on what is expected the weak after
I dare say the bleeding at Aix was much larger -
Unel Unless things are much worse than I imagine
I hope you shall not be obliged to put off your jour¬
ney even for a day, & certainly a small matter ought
not to do it as it is to be hoped that the journey will
both take off the Spitting & bring on what we wish for
Her journies should be moderate, three or at most four short stages
a day but this is to be as the bloodsg. &c. shall direct.
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