The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1030] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Anthony Chamier (Charmier, Chamia) / Regarding: Mr Anthony Chamier (Charmier, Chamia) (Patient) / 5 October 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'Anthony Chamier Esqr'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1030 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/85 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 5 October 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'Anthony Chamier Esqr' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:56] |
Case of Anthony Chamier, who suffers from a general 'languor' or weakness and which unfortunately proves fatal. After consulting Cullen in Edinburgh, Chamier travels south to London, via Buxton and Matlock, keeping Cullen informed of his failing condition along the way. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:514] | Addressee | Mr Anthony Chamier (Charmier, Chamia) |
| [PERS ID:514] | Patient | Mr Anthony Chamier (Charmier, Chamia) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:845] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Lucas Pepys (Baron, Sir Lucas Pepys. ) |
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 | St James's | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | inferred |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Brighton (Brighthelmstone) | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Matlock | Midlands | England | Europe | certain |
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For Anthony Chamier Esqr vid 70. 61. 81. 82.
I had the honour of yours of the 27th. past
only yesterday. I am happy to find that you have bore the Matlock
Bath tolerably well and hope you shall continue to do so, and
be able safely to try the Sea Bathing.
Tho' I find your Spirits are a good deal oppressed, I am fond
to think your ailments a good deal mended.
Your Stomach
being easier and your Sleep quieter,
with the relief you find
from it before you get out of bed are all to me marks of
amendment, & therefore I think we may safely persist
in the measures we have already entered upon. I shall be glad
to hear that you can soon leave the neighbourhood of London
and get down to Brighthelmstone where I think you will
be lucky with meeting with my quondam Pupil Dr. Pepys.
He is a man of excellent parts and good judgement, and will
be able to direct your Conduct very properly. I have only to
say that the conduct of the Bathing should be regulated by
your strength and by the effects which the Bathing produces
I think you was at first, too constant in the use of
Matlock, when you took the Bath every day. I think it
will be quite enough to take the Sea Bath every second
or perhaps third day only, or at least to take it more
frequently as your strength increases. I would say the same
thing with respect to the time you are to Continue in the
water. At first, for half a minute only and afterwards
longer as you can have it.
I am glad to find that you have been able to
dispense with the Absorbent
Powders; for I am certain
that the omission of these will allow the
Rust of Steel
to have more effect - I was indeed desirous to have this
brought to a pretty full dose but I think half a dram
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twice a day to be enough to most persons. I have indeed with
some gone a good deal farther, and if while you find the good
effects of it, you shall find neither weight at Stomach nor
Costiveness occasioned by it, you may safely go to forty grains
twice a day. I hope that by the Continued use of it and the
Sea Bathing, you shall need no other remedies, except it may
at times a Laxative but I have a good opinion of exercise
and wish you may continue it as often as you conveniently
can. I believe a good deal of attention to your Diet is
necessary, but I believe I need not offer you any particular
directions, your own experience will be a sufficient Guide
while you have firmness and resolution to follow it. Tho'
I cannot recommend the large use of vegetables, I shall
always think it a good sign of your health the more of
them you can bear -
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For Anthony Chamier Esqr vid 70. 61. 81. 82.
I had the honour of yours of the 27th. past
only yesterday. I am happy to find that you have bore the Matlock
Bath tolerably well and hope you shall continue to do so, and
be able safely to try the Sea Bathing.
Tho' I find your Spirits are a good deal oppressed, I am fond
to think your ailments a good deal mended.
Your Stomach
being easier and your Sleep quieter,
with the relief you find
from it before you get out of bed are all to me marks of
amendment, & therefore I think we may safely persist
in the measures we have already entered upon. I shall be glad
to hear that you can soon leave the neighbourhood of London
and get down to Brighthelmstone where I think you will
be lucky with meeting with my quondam Pupil Dr. Pepys.
He is a man of excellent parts and good judgement, and will
be able to direct your Conduct very properly. I have only to
say that the conduct of the Bathing should be regulated by
your strength and by the effects which the Bathing produces
I think you was at first, too constant in the use of
Matlock, when you took the Bath every day. I think it
will be quite enough to take the Sea Bath every second
or perhaps third day only, or at least to take it more
frequently as your strength increases. I would say the same
thing with respect to the time you are to Continue in the
water. At first, for half a minute only and afterwards
longer as you can have it.
I am glad to find that you have been able to
dispense with the Absorbent
Powders; for I am certain
that the omission of these will allow the
Rust of Steel
to have more effect - I was indeed desirous to have this
brought to a pretty full dose but I think half a dram
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twice a day to be enough to most persons. I have indeed with
some gone a good deal farther, and if while you find the good
effects of it, you shall find neither weight at Stomach nor
Costiveness occasioned by it, you may safely go to forty grains
twice a day. I hope that by the Continued use of it and the
Sea Bathing, you shall need no other remedies, except it may
at times a Laxative but I have a good opinion of exercise
and wish you may continue it as often as you conveniently
can. I believe a good deal of attention to your Diet is
necessary, but I believe I need not offer you any particular
directions, your own experience will be a sufficient Guide
while you have firmness and resolution to follow it. Tho'
I cannot recommend the large use of vegetables, I shall
always think it a good sign of your health the more of
them you can bear -
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