The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5132] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mrs H Glassel (Glassell) / Regarding: Mr Glassel (Glassell) (Patient) / 20 August 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply, for 'Mr Glassell'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5132 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/18/114 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 20 August 1785 |
| 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, for 'Mr Glassell'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1080] |
Case of Mr Glassel whose baffling feverish condition may stem from his former rheumatic complaint; he develops painful ankles, headaches and a bad stomach. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3026] | Addressee | Mrs H Glassel (Glassell) |
| [PERS ID:2396] | Patient | Mr Glassel (Glassell) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3026] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs H Glassel (Glassell) |
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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | East | England | Europe | certain | ||
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Gilsland | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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Mr Glassell
I have the favour of your letter on
the 17th. but it came to hand only this day.
I am glad to think Mr. Glassels no
worse and that he is relieved from the distress
in his Ancles. I fancy you have had the same
sort of weather that we have had, that is, with
a great deal of moisture, and to that I impute
his headach and believe even his Stomach
would have been better if the weather had
been drier. I am of opinion that Travelling
will do him more service than any water
but I have no objection to his trying Gilsland
for Eight or ten days, providing always that
he gets dry weather and takes daily exer¬
cise while he is there, but if after Eight days
trial he does not find the water to help
his Stomach and prevent him throwing up
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his Victuals as often as he has done I would have
him leave Gilsland and take to travelling at the
rate of between thirty and forty miles a day. In
this way he may direct his course towards Buxton
and of the weather is tolerably fair he may rest
there for a week or two and try that water both
by drinking and bathing and I would expect more
benefit from this than from Gilsland, but
I must observe that when rainy weather
sets in, Buxton is a very rainy place and I
suspect that Mr. Glassel might be the worse
for staying any time in such a Climate and
therefore in case of rainy weather I would advise
him to travel towards the East or South of
England where he has a chance of finding more
dry weather.
I am still of opinion that medicines with¬
out necessity are improper for the road and
particularly I should think the Trifoil so
not only then but even at any
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any other time. Wishing you an agreeable
course and Mr. Glassel much benefit by it
I am most respectfully
Madam
your most Obedient humble Servant
Edinburgh 20th. August
1785
Diplomatic Text
Mr Glassell
I have the favour of your letter on
the 17th. but it came to hand only this day.
I am glad to think Mr. Glassels no
worse and that he is relieved from the distress
in his Ancles. I fancy you have had the same
sort of weather that we have had, that is, with
a great deal of moisture, and to that I impute
his headach and believe even his Stomach
would have been better if the weather had
been drier. I am of opinion that Travelling
will do him more service than any water
but I have no objection to his trying Gilsland
for Eight or ten days, providing always that
he gets dry weather and takes daily exer¬
cise while he is there, but if after Eight days
trial he does not find the water to help
his Stomach and prevent him throwing up
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his Victuals as often as he has done I would have
him leave Gilsland and take to travelling at the
rate of between thirty and forty miles a day. In
this way he may direct his course towards Buxton
and of the weather is tolerably fair he may rest
there for a week or two and try that water both
by drinking and bathing and I would expect more
benefit from this than from Gilsland, but
I must observe that when rainy weather
sets in, Buxton is a very rainy place and I
suspect that Mr. Glassel might be the worse
for staying any time in such a Climate and
therefore in case of rainy weather I would advise
him to travel towards the East or South of
England where he has a chance of finding more
dry weather.
I am still of opinion that medicines with¬
out necessity are improper for the road and
particularly I should think the Trifoil so
not only then but even at any
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any other time. Wishing you an agreeable
course and Mr. Glassel much benefit by it
I am most respectfully
Madam
your most Obedient humble Servant
Edinr. 20th. Augt.
1785
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