The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:740] From: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Robert Bogle (Robie Bogle, Mr Bogle of Hamilton Farm) (Patient) / 3 February 1760 / (Incoming)
Letter from Dr (Prof) Alexander Stevenson about Mr Bogle of Hamilton Farm, an acquaintance of Cullen's from when he practiced at Hamilton, who is suffering from stomach complaints. Stevenson also mentions the declaration by Glasgow University Senate that Prof. William Rouet's academic post is now vacant.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 740 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/8 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 3 February 1760 |
| 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 Dr (Prof) Alexander Stevenson about Mr Bogle of Hamilton Farm, an acquaintance of Cullen's from when he practiced at Hamilton, who is suffering from stomach complaints. Stevenson also mentions the declaration by Glasgow University Senate that Prof. William Rouet's academic post is now vacant. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:91] |
Case of Robert Bogle who has stomach complaints. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:563] | Author | Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:286] | Patient | Mr Robert Bogle (Robie Bogle, Mr Bogle of Hamilton Farm) |
| [PERS ID:563] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) |
| [PERS ID:741] | Other | Professor William Rouet (Rouat) |
| [PERS ID:742] | Other | Lord (Judge) Robert Cullen (Lord Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:743] | Other | Mrs Anna Cullen |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Glasgow College | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I made a hasty Visit at Edinburgh last
week, but had not the good fortune to find you
at home; I was told you had gone to the East Country.
At present I shou'd be glad of your Advice for
Mr Bogle of Hamilton Farm, and as you know the
Gentleman & his way of Life, there will be no on[e] {illeg}
for my being minute in describing his Case.
His Constitution is now so far weaken'd that a small
quantity of Liquor intoxicates him, when he expects it
shou'd only prove a Cordial. The Consequence is that
his Stomach is totally gone & he is harrass'd with the
most horrid reachings & Vomitings that you can conceive.
Sobriety more than Medicine has for a time restor'd
him to health & Strength, till some new Excess took away his
desire of food or power of retaining it. Since he
came to Town in the beginning of Winter he has had
two little feverish Attacks ↑from catching Cold↑ & one about ten Days before
he came in, which went off by a slight Loseness
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or Sweats. He was put on a variety of Courses
by Mr Craufurd or me, of Bitters in Wine & sometimes
with water & a little Spirit - Bark - Stomachic Pills or
[Gummous?] - Piremont Water. These were varied, but
when he got any tollerable health, were as soon laid
aside; & indeed he never took them with any regu¬
larity. When torn to pieces with his Vomiting, he
{illeg} a great variety of drops - of Spt. vol. oleos. Ol. Cinna{illeg}
{illeg}enth. Spt. Aether. Spt. Vitriol dulc. cum T. T. & several
others differently combin'd - When he has been long withou[t]
Sleep & much wore out, an Anodyne has set all to rights,
but otherwise was much Avoided.
Within this fortnight, before he had recover'd Strength
from a former Attack of Sickness & Vomiting; he fell into
another debauch of which he is but now getting free
being vastly reduc'd in flesh & Strength, his Stomach
unable to take food - pains about the Hypochondria from
the Wind, which have been at times very severe, are
now abated. He has had a Rheum at the same time
affecting one Side of his head & face, but it is going off.
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His Viscera seem free from Induration, tho they
have mostly lost their tone, He has at times had
Costiveness which was easily remov'd.
He has come under an Engagement (but I know ↑not↑ if he has
Resolution to keep to it) to follow whatever Rules I shou'd
prescribe him, but this I chose to deferr till we shou'd
have your Opinion. therefore I hope you will be
particular in the Regimen you lay down for him
& especially as to the kinds & Quantities of Drinks
you think most proper for him.
I shall be glad to have your Answer with
the soonest -- & wou'd be obligd to you if you
can inform me of any thing new in the medical
way, Books &c -- I sometimes see Mr Robert, but
he is so much absorb'd in his Studies, it is very
rarely. I'm just now informd that the College
has declared Mr Rouets place vacant 1 --
Your most humble Servant
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To
Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
1760.
Doctor
Notes:
1: William Rouet (or Rouat) held the Chair of Oriental Languages at Glasgow University from 1751 to 1752, and that of Ecclesiatical History from 1752. He had matriculated there in 1730 and subsequently became a clergyman and acted as tutor to the children of John Maxwell of Pollok. After his professorial appointment Rouet taught infrequently, spending over two years in London between 1753 and 1756 pursuing legal actions on behalf of the University. In 1759, the Earl of Hopetoun offered to contribute £400 to establish an astronomical observer at the University, on condition that Rouet was granted a four-year leave of absence to travel to Europe as tutor to the Earl's son. The offer was declined but Rouet left for the Continent without permission. As Stevenson reports here, the Senate voted Rouet's chair vacant in 1760, but this dismissal was not accepted by the Crown. Rouet finally resigned in December 1761. He was a friend of David Hume and met James Boswell when both were on the Continent. Cullen's own period of employment at Glasgow University would have overlapped with that of Rouet.
Diplomatic Text
I made a hasty Visit at Edinr last
week, but had not the good fortune to find you
at home; I was told you had gone to the East Country.
At present I shou'd be glad of your Advice for
Mr Bogle of Hamilton Farm, and as you know the
Gentleman & his way of Life, there will be no on[e] {illeg}
for my being minute in describing his Case.
His Constitution is now so far weaken'd that a small
quantity of Liquor intoxicates him, when he expects it
shou'd only prove a Cordial. The Consequence is that
his Stomach is totally gone & he is harrass'd with the
most horrid reachings & Vomitings that you can conceive.
Sobriety more than Medicine has for a time restor'd
him to health & Strength, till some new Excess took away his
desire of food or power of retaining it. Since he
came to Town in the beginning of Winter he has had
two little feverish Attacks ↑from catching Cold↑ & one about ten Days before
he came in, which went off by a slight Loseness
[Page 2]
or Sweats. He was put on a variety of Courses
by Mr Craufurd or me, of Bitters in Wine & sometimes
with water & a little Spirit - Bark - Stomachic Pills or
[Gummous?] - Piremont Water. These were varied, but
when he got any tollerable health, were as soon laid
aside; & indeed he never took them with any regu¬
larity. When torn to pieces with his Vomiting, he
{illeg} a great variety of drops - of Spt. vol. oleos. Ol. Cinna{illeg}
{illeg}enth. Spt. Aether. Spt. Vitriol dulc. cum T. T. & several
others differently combin'd - When he has been long withou[t]
Sleep & much wore out, an Anodyne has set all to rights,
but otherwise was much Avoided.
Within this fortnight, before he had recover'd Strength
from a former Attack of Sickness & Vomiting; he fell into
another debauch of which he is but now getting free
being vastly reduc'd in flesh & Strength, his Stomach
unable to take food - pains about the Hypochondria from
the Wind, which have been at times very severe, are
now abated. He has had a Rheum at the same time
affecting one Side of his head & face, but it is going off.
[Page 3]
His Viscera seem free from Induration, tho they
have mostly lost their tone, He has at times had
Costiveness which was easily remov'd.
He has come under an Engagement (but I know ↑not↑ if he has
Resolution to keep to it) to follow whatever Rules I shou'd
prescribe him, but this I chose to deferr till we shou'd
have your Opinion. therefore I hope you will be
particular in the Regimen you lay down for him
& especially as to the kinds & Quantities of Drinks
you think most proper for him.
I shall be glad to have your Answer with
the soonest -- & wou'd be obligd to you if you
can inform me of any thing new in the medical
way, Books &c -- I sometimes see Mr Robt, but
he is so much absorb'd in his Studies, it is very
rarely. I'm just now informd that the College
has declared Mr Rouets place vacant 1 --
Your most humble Servant
[Page 3]
To
Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinbr
1760.
Doctor
Notes:
1: William Rouet (or Rouat) held the Chair of Oriental Languages at Glasgow University from 1751 to 1752, and that of Ecclesiatical History from 1752. He had matriculated there in 1730 and subsequently became a clergyman and acted as tutor to the children of John Maxwell of Pollok. After his professorial appointment Rouet taught infrequently, spending over two years in London between 1753 and 1756 pursuing legal actions on behalf of the University. In 1759, the Earl of Hopetoun offered to contribute £400 to establish an astronomical observer at the University, on condition that Rouet was granted a four-year leave of absence to travel to Europe as tutor to the Earl's son. The offer was declined but Rouet left for the Continent without permission. As Stevenson reports here, the Senate voted Rouet's chair vacant in 1760, but this dismissal was not accepted by the Crown. Rouet finally resigned in December 1761. He was a friend of David Hume and met James Boswell when both were on the Continent. Cullen's own period of employment at Glasgow University would have overlapped with that of Rouet.
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