The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:616] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Lady Helen Douglas (Hamilton) (Lady Selkirk) / Regarding: Lord Basil William Douglas (Lord Daer) (Patient) / 8 August 1782 / (Outgoing)
Reply to Lady Selkirk concerning Lord Daer
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 616 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/101 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 8 August 1782 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply to Lady Selkirk concerning Lord Daer |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:364] |
Case of Lord Daer (Basil Douglas), whose symptoms leave his family concerned that he may have consumption. |
7 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1017] | Addressee | Lady Helen Douglas (Lady Selkirk) |
| [PERS ID:885] | Patient | Lord Basil William Douglas (Lord Daer) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:886] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Earl Dunbar Douglas (Lord Selkirk, 4th Earl of Selkirk) |
| [PERS ID:1017] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Lady Helen Douglas (Lady Selkirk) |
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 |
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Lady Selkirk & Lord Daer
I have the honour of your Ladyships
letter on a subject that I have formerly considered with great
anxiety and I shall now give my opinion upon it with all the
attention and zeal that a high respect and sincere regard for
your Ladyship and Lord Selkirk and particularly for Lord Daer
can possibly inspire. I proceed upon these principles.
Whenever there is any doubt about Lord Daers health I think
the security of his health is to be preferred to every other consi¬
deration but when there is no question of his health I think
the best plan for his education or what is to render him an orna¬
ment to his country and a comfort to his family is to be anxiously
studied. Proceeding upon these principles I am happy to
say that there is at present no more question about his Lordships
health than that of any other young man of his age and con¬
stitution. With regard to his time of life and state of growing
there is always some doubt, but I have much less doubt than
I had of Lord Daer. The cold of last spring tho it gave me
the utmost anxiety at the time, gives me now more confidence
in his constitution and the accident of the Influenza serves to
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confirm my opinion. In short I am clear that the consi¬
deration of Lord Daers health need go no farther than to
so much discretion as may avoid what might be hurtful to
any body but that it should not go so far as to interfere
with the best plans of Education. What this should be it
is not my province to determine. I will only venture to
say that Lord Daers time of life can hardly admit of any
delay in his prosecuting and applying to certain studies
which I believe may be prosecuted as well, perhaps better
in Scotland than any where else and tho it is not very good
I believe there is nothing in ↑the climate of↑ Scotland incompatible with
Lord Daers health. I have the honour to be with
the utmost respect and regard
Madam
Your Ladyship's
most faithfull, most obedient
and most humble servant
Diplomatic Text
Lady Selkirk & Lord Daer
I have the honour of your Ladyships
letter on a subject that I have formerly considered with great
anxiety and I shall now give my opinion upon it with all the
attention and zeal that a high respect and sincere regard for
your Ladyship and Lord Selkirk and particularly for Lord Daer
can possibly inspire. I proceed upon these principles.
Whenever there is any doubt about Lord Daers health I think
the security of his health is to be preferred to every other consi¬
deration but when there is no question of his health I think
the best plan for his education or what is to render him an orna¬
ment to his country and a comfort to his family is to be anxiously
studied. Proceeding upon these principles I am happy to
say that there is at present no more question about his Lordships
health than that of any other young man of his age and con¬
stitution. With regard to his time of life and state of growing
there is always some doubt, but I have much less doubt than
I had of Lord Daer. The cold of last spring tho it gave me
the utmost anxiety at the time, gives me now more confidence
in his constitution and the accident of the Influenza serves to
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confirm my opinion. In short I am clear that the consi¬
deration of Lord Daers health need go no farther than to
so much discretion as may avoid what might be hurtful to
any body but that it should not go so far as to interfere
with the best plans of Education. What this should be it
is not my province to determine. I will only venture to
say that Lord Daers time of life can hardly admit of any
delay in his prosecuting and applying to certain studies
which I believe may be prosecuted as well, perhaps better
in Scotland than any where else and tho it is not very good
I believe there is nothing in ↑the climate of↑ Scotland incompatible with
Lord Daers health. I have the honour to be with
the utmost respect and regard
Madam
Your Ladyship's
most faithfull, most obedient
and most humble servant
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