The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:912] From: Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) / To: Mr Charles Broughton / Regarding: Mr James Gilchrist (Patient) / 2 September 1774 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Gilchrist to Charles Broughton, surgeon in London, reporting the progress of Broughton's ointment in the treatment of Gilchrist's brother, who has a scrophulous ailment, which affects his ankles. Their father, Dr Gilchrist snr, had died a few months previously. Mention is also made of another Gilchrist brother in Edinburgh.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 912 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/175 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 2 September 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 John Gilchrist to Charles Broughton, surgeon in London, reporting the progress of Broughton's ointment in the treatment of Gilchrist's brother, who has a scrophulous ailment, which affects his ankles. Their father, Dr Gilchrist snr, had died a few months previously. Mention is also made of another Gilchrist brother in Edinburgh. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:447] |
Case of the brother of Dr John Gilchrist who is being treated for a scrophulous condition with Charles Broughton's ointment. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:115] | Author | Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) |
| [PERS ID:359] | Addressee | Mr Charles Broughton |
| [PERS ID:5567] | Patient | Mr James Gilchrist |
| [PERS ID:359] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Charles Broughton |
| [PERS ID:2974] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Dr Ebenezer Gilchrist |
| [PERS ID:5568] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Gilchrist |
| [PERS ID:115] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) |
| [PERS ID:5569] | Other | Mr George Robinson |
| [PERS ID:5570] | Other | Mr Robert Herries (of Barcelona) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | 71 Aldermanbury | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
| Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Jeffreys/Jeffries Square, St Mary Axe | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
| Mentioned / Other | Paternoster Row | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
| Place of Handstamp | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I wish you may not have thought me negligent in delay¬
ing so long to write you, but I hope you will excuse me
when you consider that I have had a good many things to occu¬
py my time & attention since my Fathers death, which
happened just when I got home; –– and likewise that I
wished my brother to go on a considerable time with the
ointment that I might be the better able to inform you
what effect it had produced. – Excepting an interval of
about a month, from the time he had finished the fresh
quantity till he began to use what had been sent by
our brother from Edinburgh, he has applied it in the most
exact & regular manner till this time –––– Tho' you will
easily judge from the account you received of the cir¬
cumstances of his case that a could cure, if it was at
all practicable, would be extremely tedious, yet I have
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the satisfaction to inform you that almost all his sores
except one ancle, are a good deal mended in their exter¬
nal appearance. –– On severals of them, which hitherto have
↑always↑ had the sloughly or spungy surface, peculiar to scrophu¬
lous ulcers, there is now a good deal of sound skin, (not
however of the natural colour, but very red) with only
spungy portions here and there; –– the motion of one of his
ancles he thinks is somewhat increased; –– but the swelling
of the joints continues pretty much the same.
You see then, Sir, that there seems to be encourage¬
ment to go, & I shall be glad to have your opinion
upon the head. –– The quantity of ointment we know have
will last about a month. –––– On Friday ↑morning↑ next, the
7th Current the booksellers parcel for this place comes
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off from Mr Robinsons bookseller in Paternoster, &
gets here about towards the end of the month; – this
would be a good opportunity to send a fresh parcel
of the ointment, if you think it adviseable to go on.
–––– On the other leaf there is a bill for Five guineas
on Messrs Herries & Co Jeffries square St Mary Axe,
which will at once be duly honoured. This, though no
great acknowledgement, I beg your acceptance of, and am
with regard
Your most obedient servan[t]
October: 2. 1774
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Mr Charles Broughton
Surgeon Aldermanbury
London
Diplomatic Text
I wish you may not have thought me negligent in delay¬
ing so long to write you, but I hope you will excuse me
when you consider that I have had a good many things to occu¬
py my time & attention since my Fathers death, which
happened just when I got home; –– and likewise that I
wished my brother to go on a considerable time with the
ointment that I might be the better able to inform you
what effect it had produced. – Excepting an interval of
about a month, from the time he had finished the fresh
quantity till he began to use what had been sent by
our brother from Edinr, he has applied it in the most
exact & regular manner till this time –––– Tho' you will
easily judge from the account you received of the cir¬
cumstances of his case that a could cure, if it was at
all practicable, would be extremely tedious, yet I have
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the satisfaction to inform you that almost all his sores
except one ancle, are a good deal mended in their exter¬
nal appearance. –– On severals of them, which hitherto have
↑always↑ had the sloughly or spungy surface, peculiar to scrophu¬
lous ulcers, there is now a good deal of sound skin, (not
however of the natural colour, but very red) with only
spungy portions here and there; –– the motion of one of his
ancles he thinks is somewhat increased; –– but the swelling
of the joints continues pretty much the same.
You see then, Sir, that there seems to be encourage¬
ment to go, & I shall be glad to have your opinion
upon the head. –– The quantity of ointment we know have
will last about a month. –––– On Friday ↑morning↑ next, the
7th Curt the booksellers parcel for this place comes
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off from Mr Robinsons bookseller in Paternoster, &
gets here about towards the end of the month; – this
would be a good opportunity to send a fresh parcel
of the ointment, if you think it adviseable to go on.
–––– On the other leaf there is a bill for Five guineas
on Messrs Herries & Co Jeffries square St Mary Axe,
which will at once be duly honoured. This, though no
great acknowledgement, I beg your acceptance of, and am
with regard
Your most obedt servan[t]
Oct: 2. 1774
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Mr Charles Broughton
Surgeon Aldermanbury
London
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