The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:870] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Anne Burrow (Broadley) (Burrows) (Patient) / 21 January 1774 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Molison regarding the case of Mrs Anne Burrow, who has been suffering from vomiting and pains in her abdomen.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 870 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/136 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 21 January 1774 |
| 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 Alexander Molison regarding the case of Mrs Anne Burrow, who has been suffering from vomiting and pains in her abdomen. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:7] |
Case of Mrs Anne Burrow [Burrows] being treated for vomiting and severe abdominal pains. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:391] | Patient | Mrs Anne Burrow (Burrows) |
| [PERS ID:121] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Alexander Mollison (Molison, Molyson) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Port Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mrs Burrows on January [11th?] was
complaining & for some days
before of a generell pain over the Abdomen, Sickness
at her Stomach, with Recchings to Vomit, Which on
Some days After Were more confind to the Lower parts
of the Hypogastrium, & [ospubis?], her pulse was generelly
Frequent, & Rather costive in her belly
Having her Menses on hir, Evacuations tho a little
Indicated Were then omitted
A Cooling Saline Mixture with Diluents and
Afterwards With the Addition of a few Drops of the
Tincture Antimonial: &
Elixir Paregoric:
The Costiveness Was Assisted by an Injections and
Afterwards by an Opening tisan, another time with
Rubarb & Magnesia
Warm fflannels with a Bladder and Warm Water
were used with some, tho no Remarkable Release at
Night generally She [had?] 15 Drops of the Ligned Laudanum
With a few of The Spirit Salin Aromet
About the 15th The pains Were Easier but generally
about 5 in the Evening a Chilly Fitt With subsequent
fever & Sweating, her stomach
bad with nausea try'd
alight Infusion of the cort peru but upon the pains
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fixing more in hir back about the Kidneys and uterus
it was omitted on the 19th her stomach was much
uneasy & Turn'd by What Was thrown up to be
Loaded with Phlegm, She had that Evening about the
Return of the Chilly Fitt a small Dose of Ipecacuanha
Tincture Which operate freely. Next Day was
Rather fatigued With it & complaining a her back
to a Sowerness of her Stomach, She had a cup of Lime
Water some limes, & in the Evening the Saline Mixture
With 40 gtt. Elixir Paregir to 6 ounces, of this She took
near the half & had an Easy night Sweated a good dele
& is free of pain this forenoon
Hir urein Is crude & thick of midling quantity
made Without pain & no appearance of Sand tho
Something by the course of them along the Ureter
seem to Indicate those past mostly Affected any
Motion that Imploys the [Musculi Lumbares?] gives
pain or at lease Increases it,
Her pulse is not frequent in the mornings or
the fore part of the Day, generally after the 5 in the
Evening I shall write again of any thing new
in her complaints occur & am Sir
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To Dr Cullen
Molison. Port Glasgow
about
Mrs Burrow.
January - 74.
Diplomatic Text
Mrs Burrows on Janr [11th?] was
complaining & for some days
before of a generell pain over the Abdomen, Sickness
at her Stomach, with Recchings to Vomit, Which on
Some days After Were more confind to the Lower parts
of the Hypogastrium, & [ospubis?], her pulse was generelly
Frequent, & Rather costive in her belly
Having her Menses on hir, Evacuations tho a little
Indicated Were then omitted
A Cooling Saline Mixture with Diluents and
Afterwards With the Addition of a few Drops of the
Tinc Antimonial: &
Elixir Paregoric:
The Costiveness Was Assisted by an Injections and
Afterwards by an Opening tisan, another time with
Rubarb & Magnesia
Warm fflannels with a Bladder and Warm Water
were used with some, tho no Remarkable Release at
Night generally She [had?] 15 Drops of the Ligned Laudanum
With a few of The Spr Salin Aromet
About the 15th The pains Were Easier but generally
about 5 in the Evening a Chilly Fitt With subsequent
fever & Sweating, her stomach
bad with nausea try'd
alight Infusion of the cort peru but upon the pains
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fixing more in hir back about the Kidneys and uterus
it was omitted on the 19th her stomach was much
uneasy & Turn'd by What Was thrown up to be
Loaded with Phlegm, She had that Evening about the
Return of the Chilly Fitt a small Dose of Ipecacuanha
Tincture Which operate freely. Next Day was
Rather fatigued With it & complaining a her back
to a Sowerness of her Stomach, She had a cup of Lime
Water some limes, & in the Evening the Saline Mixture
With 40 gtt. Elixir Paregir to 6 ounces, of this She took
near the half & had an Easy night Sweated a good dele
& is free of pain this forenoon
Hir urein Is crude & thick of midling quantity
made Without pain & no appearance of Sand tho
Something by the course of them along the Ureter
seem to Indicate those past mostly Affected any
Motion that Imploys the [Musculi Lumbares?] gives
pain or at lease Increases it,
Her pulse is not frequent in the mornings or
the fore part of the Day, generally after the 5 in the
Evening I shall write again of any thing new
in her complaints occur & am Sir
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To Dr Cullen
Molison. Pt. Glasgow
about
Mrs Burrow.
Jany - 74.
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