The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4867] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr George Hamilton / Regarding: Mr Robert Cathcart (of Genoch & Knockdolian) (Patient) / 9 July 1784 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Cathcart'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4867 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/63 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 9 July 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Mr Cathcart' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1023] |
Case of Robert Cathcart who has badly swollen legs. |
8 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:258] | Addressee | Dr George Hamilton |
| [PERS ID:3107] | Patient | Mr Robert Cathcart (of Genoch & Knockdolian) |
| [PERS ID:3124] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Hay |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:258] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr George Hamilton |
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 | Genoch (Genoch Mains) | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mr. Cathcart
Sir
I had your letter [inclosed?] {illeg} from Mr. Cathcart
in due course but as it suggest {illeg} I did not
think it necessary to give you {illeg} my immediate answer.
I have now the favour of yours of the 4th. and am
happy to find Mr. Cathcart so much recovered and I think
in a way of being quite well. I am however obliged to
you for the whole of your information. I dont chuse
to interfere with Dr. Hay's practice but must observe
to you that sometime ago his medicine might have
appeared more necessary than at present but as I
imagine it may be pretty violent I doubt very much
of its propriety in the present state. I expect that
merely by the use of the Squill wine and especially
by the assistance of exercise Mr. Cathcart may keep in
pretty good health. You are certainly right in
taking out the Peas when they occasioned much
inflammation and pain but if one of them still
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continues to [run?] it is the most likely means of {illeg}
down the {illeg}less. The blister was certainly
of great service to {illeg} and if any great difficulty of
breathing should {illeg} it may be repeated with
advantage. With Compliments to Mr. Cathcart I am
Sir
your most Obedient Servant
William Cullen
Edinburgh 9th. July
1784
Diplomatic Text
Mr. Cathcart
Sir
I had your letter [inclosed?] {illeg} from Mr. Cathcart
in due course but as it suggest {illeg} I did not
think it necessary to give you {illeg} my immediate answer.
I have now the favour of yours of the 4th. and am
happy to find Mr. Cathcart so much recovered and I think
in a way of being quite well. I am however obliged to
you for the whole of your information. I dont chuse
to interfere with Dr. Hay's practice but must observe
to you that sometime ago his medicine might have
appeared more necessary than at present but as I
imagine it may be pretty violent I doubt very much
of its propriety in the present state. I expect that
merely by the use of the Squill wine and especially
by the assistance of exercise Mr. Cathcart may keep in
pretty good health. You are certainly right in
taking out the Peas when they occasioned much
inflammation and pain but if one of them still
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continues to [run?] it is the most likely means of {illeg}
down the {illeg}less. The blister was certainly
of great service to {illeg} and if any great difficulty of
breathing should {illeg} it may be repeated with
advantage. With Compliments to Mr. Cathcart I am
Sir
your most Obedient Servant
William Cullen
Edinr. 9th. July
1784
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