The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1040] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Ingham / Regarding: Miss Mary Peareth (Pearith, Peariths) (Patient), Miss Mary Clutterbuck (Patient), Miss Barbara Peareth (Pearith) (Patient), Miss Henrietta Peareth (Patient) / 19 October 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mr William Ingham Surgeon', thanking him for 'informing me of the state of my Patients in your hands'. They are a Miss Clutterbuck and the Miss Peareths (or Peariths).
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1040 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/94 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 19 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, 'For Mr William Ingham Surgeon', thanking him for 'informing me of the state of my Patients in your hands'. They are a Miss Clutterbuck and the Miss Peareths (or Peariths). |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:52] |
Case of Miss Mary Peareth who has a painful bladder condition. |
25 |
| [Case ID:53] |
Case of Miss Barbara Peareth who is thought to have an internal abdominal tumour. |
13 |
| [Case ID:54] |
Case of Miss H. Peareth whose bowel disorder proves to be worms. |
5 |
| [Case ID:193] |
Case of Miss Mary Clutterbuck whose cough and other breathing problems are diagnosed as signs of 'hysteria'. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:82] | Addressee | Mr William Ingham |
| [PERS ID:662] | Patient | Miss Barbara Peareth (Pearith) |
| [PERS ID:1412] | Patient | Miss Henrietta Peareth |
| [PERS ID:80] | Patient | Miss Mary Peareth (Pearith, Peariths) |
| [PERS ID:83] | Patient | Miss Mary Clutterbuck |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:82] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Ingham |
| [PERS ID:81] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Mr Richard Lambert |
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 | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr. William Ingham Surgeon NewCastle
Sir
I am much obliged to you for informing
me of the State of my Patients in your hands, as I am
always very anxious to render my advice as effectual as
possible --
I am very sorry for the return of Miss Clutterbucks
Spasmodic Complaint, as if confirms my suspicions of
the obstinacy and danger of the disease. However I
cannot find any new advice to offer. I cannot say more
than I have done upon the Subject of Bleeding. It
must be absolutely left to your discretion, I wish,
you could have told me, that upon this last occasion,
a less quantity drawn was necessary than before
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To prevent the return of fits I know nothing so probable
as tonic Remedies and I am clear for her Continuing to take
those I have prescribed, but I don't think it any ways
necessary to push the dose of the Pills any further than
than the Stomach easily bears. I never know the Powders
prove irritating to the Bowels, and I would willingly think
that their appearance of being so in this Case was owing to
some accidental Circumstances occurring and I hope will
not prevent your making further trials - Begin again
with a small Dose and increase it as you shall find allowable
I am very concerned to find Miss M. Peariths complaint
is also returned. I am unwilling to think that the confused
Sight and pain of the head she was affected with were owing
to the Uva Ursi, in the present circumstances
You will be pleased to consider the reflexions I have
made in my two former letters to Mr. Lambert, and
tell me whether the discharges are now distinctly
purulent or mucous, and I wish you had told me
whether or not the return of her Complaint about the
20th. past, was preceded by any Symptoms which might
distincly mark the repetition of a Suppuration or if the
frequent returns now seem to be distinctly of that
kind. Upon any supposition I cannot find any harm
to be apprehended from the Use of the Uva Ursi, but
if suppuration & Ulceration be truely the Case, Some
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other remedies may be necessary. I have the utmost regard
for Mr. Lamberts and your skill and I should be glad to
have both your opinions in such a singular Case. If you fa¬
vour me with this, please tell me what you observe with
regard to the state of the Pulse at different times --
I have no occasion to say any thing of Miss H. Pearith,
as you have found out her disease. I dare say you will
manage it properly --
I am happy to hear that Miss Barbara is any
how relieved. From what I have said before you will
not expect that I should say any thing but that the
Cicuta should be continued ---
October 19th. 1780
Diplomatic Text
For Mr. William Ingham Surgeon NewCastle
Sir
I am much obliged to you for informing
me of the State of my Patients in your hands, as I am
always very anxious to render my advice as effectual as
possible --
I am very sorry for the return of Miss Clutterbucks
Spasmodic Complaint, as if confirms my suspicions of
the obstinacy and danger of the disease. However I
cannot find any new advice to offer. I cannot say more
than I have done upon the Subject of Bleeding. It
must be absolutely left to your discretion, I wish,
you could have told me, that upon this last occasion,
a less quantity drawn was necessary than before
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To prevent the return of fits I know nothing so probable
as tonic Remedies and I am clear for her Continuing to take
those I have prescribed, but I don't think it any ways
necessary to push the dose of the Pills any further than
than the Stomach easily bears. I never know the Powders
prove irritating to the Bowels, and I would willingly think
that their appearance of being so in this Case was owing to
some accidental Circumstances occurring and I hope will
not prevent your making further trials - Begin again
with a small Dose and increase it as you shall find allowable
I am very concerned to find Miss M. Peariths complaint
is also returned. I am unwilling to think that the confused
Sight and pain of the head she was affected with were owing
to the Uva Ursi, in the present circumstances
You will be pleased to consider the reflexions I have
made in my two former letters to Mr. Lambert, and
tell me whether the discharges are now distinctly
purulent or mucous, and I wish you had told me
whether or not the return of her Complaint about the
20th. past, was preceded by any Symptoms which might
distincly mark the repetition of a Suppuration or if the
frequent returns now seem to be distinctly of that
kind. Upon any supposition I cannot find any harm
to be apprehended from the Use of the Uva Ursi, but
if suppuration & Ulceration be truely the Case, Some
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other remedies may be necessary. I have the utmost regard
for Mr. Lamberts and your skill and I should be glad to
have both your opinions in such a singular Case. If you fa¬
vour me with this, please tell me what you observe with
regard to the state of the Pulse at different times --
I have no occasion to say any thing of Miss H. Pearith,
as you have found out her disease. I dare say you will
manage it properly --
I am happy to hear that Miss Barbara is any
how relieved. From what I have said before you will
not expect that I should say any thing but that the
Cicuta should be continued ---
Octr. 19th. 1780
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