The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5939] From: Mr Joseph Harris / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Joseph Harris (Patient) / 18 February 1777 / (Incoming)
Letter from Joseph Harris concerning his own case. He mentions a letter from Cullen dated 29 December 1775 advising a diet without meat but a transcript of this letter is not traced.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5939 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/464 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 18 February 1777 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Joseph Harris concerning his own case. He mentions a letter from Cullen dated 29 December 1775 advising a diet without meat but a transcript of this letter is not traced. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:200] |
Case of the surgeon Mr Joseph Harris who is suffering from headaches. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:214] | Author | Mr Joseph Harris |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:214] | Patient | Mr Joseph Harris |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1679] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Thomas Percival |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Egremont | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Sir
I am sorry, I am under the necessity
of troubling you again, respecting this obstinate headach
of mine; nor could I have ventured again to address you
had I not been persuaded, from your last obliging Letter,
you would overlook any Importunity such a Disorder
may make me guilty of. In the Letter above mentioned
bearing date December 29th. 1775. You therin recommend a
total abstinence from Meat & strong Drink & to try
2 or 3 Sweats of Dovers Powder which I have done without
Releif. I lived upon a milk & vegitable Diet for about
six Months & as to strong Drink I scarce ever taste it
I have had an Issue cut in my head but the discharge
was exceeding trifling from it nor could I say I received
any Benefit from it. Dr. Percival of Manchester
in a publication of his recommends Opium in strong Coffee
& says the Coffee takes of the narcotic quality of the Opium 1
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I have tried & I can't say but I found releif from it for a
short while tho' did not perceive that the soporific quality
of the Opium was lessened by it. Tho' I have found some
small releif from it when the headach was severe yet I
have been very cautious in using it being afraid f
that in my Bowels & very well in every other Respect
only somewhat subject to the heartburn & of consequence
to Flatulency at my Stomach. If you will deliver your
Opinion to the Bearer I shall esteem it an additional Favour
to the many you have conferr'd on Sir
Egremont
Feby. 10th. 1777.
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Dr. Cullen
Edinburgh
Joseph Harris Esqr.
Febry 1777
Notes:
1: See Thomas Percival, Philosophical, Medical, and Experimental Essays (London: 1772), pp. 269-272.
Diplomatic Text
Sir
I am sorry, I am under the necessity
of troubling you again, respecting this obstinate headach
of mine; nor could I have ventured again to address you
had I not been persuaded, from your last obliging Letter,
you would overlook any Importunity such a Disorder
may make me guilty of. In the Letter above mentioned
bearing date Decr. 29th. 1775. You therin recommend a
total abstinence from Meat & strong Drink & to try
2 or 3 Sweats of Dovers Powder which I have done without
Releif. I lived upon a milk & vegitable Diet for about
six Months & as to strong Drink I scarce ever taste it
I have had an Issue cut in my head but the discharge
was exceeding trifling from it nor could I say I received
any Benefit from it. Dr. Percival of Manchester
in a publication of his recommends Opium in strong Coffee
& says the Coffee takes of the narcotic quality of the Opium 1
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I have tried & I can't say but I found releif from it for a
short while tho' did not perceive that the soporific quality
of the Opium was lessened by it. Tho' I have found some
small releif from it when the headach was severe yet I
have been very cautious in using it being afraid f
that in my Bowels & very well in every other Respect
only somewhat subject to the heartburn & of consequence
to Flatulency at my Stomach. If you will deliver your
Opinion to the Bearer I shall esteem it an additional Favour
to the many you have conferr'd on Sir
Egremont
Feby. 10th. 1777.
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Dr. Cullen
Edinburgh
Joseph Harris Esqr.
Febry 1777
Notes:
1: See Thomas Percival, Philosophical, Medical, and Experimental Essays (London: 1772), pp. 269-272.
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