The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4267] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr / Regarding: Mr Thomas Bushby (Patient) / 28? June? 1778? / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Thos [Thomas]. Bushby', advising him to continue the advice on bathing and other measures given earlier through Mr Harris of Whitburn and by Mr Ballantyne.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4267 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/5 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 28? June? 1778? |
| 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 Mr Thos [Thomas]. Bushby', advising him to continue the advice on bathing and other measures given earlier through Mr Harris of Whitburn and by Mr Ballantyne. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:954] |
Case of Mr Thomas Bushby who is given detailed advice on cold bathing. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2195] | Addressee | Dr |
| [PERS ID:2194] | Patient | Mr Thomas Bushby |
| [PERS ID:2195] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2193] | Other | Mr Harris (of Whitburn) |
| [PERS ID:2403] | Other | Mr William Ballantine (Balentintine) |
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 | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
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For Mr Thos. Bushby
Edinr June 29th. 1778.
Sir ---
I Remember your Case very well as Transmitted to me by
Mr. Harris of Whitburn in September last & I then proposed to him the
measures which I thought the most proper to relieve you & at same time I
gave him fair warning that the case was of difficult cure especially
after having subsisted so long as yours had done. I am sorry to find
that it has proved so. However I still hope that perseverance may
do a great deale & fatter myself that you might have been better
before now, if your management in London had not put matters a little
backward but I hope your having returned to the use of remedies
will again be of service. I think your method of bathing at present
is very proper if you recover from heat properly after it but I agree
with Mr. Ballantyne that Bathing 3 times a week may be
enough. I think you should continue the Caution that I gave to Mr.
Harris that you should never continue your Medicines long at
one time. A month is enough & you should not return to the same
Medicines till after an Interval of 2 or 3 weeks. However I
will propose another Medicine from which I have found benefit
in such cases, & I have prescribed it below. I formerly proposed to
Mr Harris to give you some doses of [Caphire?] 1 & if you have not tried it
already, & without effort I would have you do it now, & below I have given
a Receipt for the manner of preparing it. I begin with a small dose;
but by degrees may be carried to 2 or 3 times as much. -------- I think you
have done right in entering upon business as it will often divert
your mind from your own disagreable train of thought; but I am
sorry that your business interrupts your taking some exercise & I
wish you could go pretty frequently on Horseback, The present season
requires you taking your Exercise in the morning & for the most part
business will then admitt of it -- As all times you should by
business amusement or Exercise avoid your own thoughts as much as you
can -- If at any time I can be of further service to you, you may
truly command Sir &c
W.C.
I should have said within that you do right in breaking your Sleeps & at this Season
you should endeavour to be as Cool i.e. with as few bed cloths as possible & upon as hard a bed as you
can ly --
Notes:
1: Possibly a copy error for 'Camphire', otherwise unclear.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Thos. Bushby
Edinr June 29th. 1778.
Sir ---
I Remember your Case very well as Transmitted to me by
Mr. Harris of Whitburn in Septr. last & I then proposed to him the
measures wc I thought ye most proper to relieve you & at same time I
gave him fair warning yt ye case was of difficult cure especially
after having subsisted so long as yours had done. I am sorry to find
that it has proved so. However I still hope that perseverance may
do a great deale & fatter myself that you might have been better
before now, if your management in London had not put matters a little
backward but I hope your having returned to the use of remedies
will again be of service. I think your method of bathing at present
is very proper if you recover from heat properly after it but I agree
with Mr. Ballantyne that Bathing 3 times a week may be
enough. I think you should continue the Caution that I gave to Mr.
Harris that you should never continue your Medicines long at
one time. A month is enough & you should not return to ye same
Medicines till after an Interval of 2 or 3 weeks. However I
will propose another Medicine from which I have found benefit
in such cases, & I have prescribed it below. I formerly proposed to
Mr Harris to give you some doses of [Caphire?] 1 & if you have not tried it
already, & without effort I would have you do it now, & below I have given
a Ret. for ye manner of preparing it. I begin with a small dose;
but by degrees may be carried to 2 or 3 times as much. -------- I think you
have done right in entering upon business as it will often divert
your mind from your own disagreable train of thought; but I am
sorry that your business interrupts your taking some exercise & I
wish you could go pretty frequently on Horseback, The present season
requires you taking your Exercise in the morning & for the most part
business will then admitt of it -- As all times you should by
business amusement or Exercise avoid your own thoughts as much as you
can -- If at any time I can be of further service to you, you may
truly command Sir &c
W.C.
I should have said within that you do right in breaking your Sleeps & at this Season
you should endeavour to be as Cool i.e. wt as few bed cloths as possible & upon as hard a bed as you
can ly --
Notes:
1: Possibly a copy error for 'Camphire', otherwise unclear.
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