The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1389] From: Dr Caleb Hillier Parry / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / March? 1777? / (Incoming)
Letter from Mr Parry concerning a query from a male associate of Mr Martineau; he wishes to marry a young lady whose grandmother and aunt were manic and whose uncle is a lunatic, and he is concerned these conditions might be hereditary.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1389 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/485 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | March? 1777? |
| 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 Mr Parry concerning a query from a male associate of Mr Martineau; he wishes to marry a young lady whose grandmother and aunt were manic and whose uncle is a lunatic, and he is concerned these conditions might be hereditary. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:609] |
Case of an unnamed female patient whose prospective husband is concerned she may have inherited mania from her grandmother. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1835] | Author | Dr Caleb Hillier Parry |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2128] | Patient | |
| [PERS ID:1835] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Caleb Hillier Parry |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1836] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr ('Friend of Dr (Mr?) Martineau's') |
| [PERS ID:1837] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Philip Meadows Martineau (Dr Martineau) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Mr Parry presents respectful Compliments to
Dr. Cullen, and sends him the particulars
of the Case concerning which Mr. Martineau
wished to know the Doctor's opinion.
Wednesday Noon.
"The high opinion we imbibe in our medical
infancy for Dr. Cullen, leads us ever after to
wish for his opinion on every case of importance.
I was consulted about one the other day which may
or may not be so. It was this. A gentleman de¬
sirous of a matrimonial connection in a particular
family, finds the following circumstances attending
it which alarmed him, and induced him to consult
me upon the occasion. If I should prognosticate
and be wrong in my prognosis, I might lead the
Gentleman into misfortune, and myself into great
difficulty and disgrace. He told me the young lady
was about 2 or 3 and 20, lively, but with a
mixture of religious seriousness; of a sweet dis¬
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position, and good constitution. her father, another,
brothers and sisters healthy. The father is a strong
man, quick in his disposition, and, I believe, of the
melancholic temperament. His mother, the grand¬
mother of the Lady in question, was for many years
maniac, and, I think, died so. The brother of the
Lady's father, has been once confined as a lunatic,
and is never very clear and distinct. He is rather
sanguine temperament, and in every respect
very intemperate. He eats and drinks much, nor
are his venereal gratifications less (↑more↑) bounded. An
Aunt, daughter of the same maniacal grandmother,
has once been affected with mania; but neither
3 other aunts, sisters of the above, nor their chil¬
dren, nor any others of the family have had
the slightest symptoms of the disease in ques¬
tion. So there any danger of this young Lady's
in heriting the disease? Will she be liable to
be affected during her lyings in, or ↑upon↑ any other irri¬
tation? Will her children be more likely to be
so? I have stated all the circumstances I have
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been able to enquire, and cannot speak of the
family from my own knowledge. Pray make
my respectful Compliments to Dr. Cullen, and enquire
his opinion &c ------
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Dr. Cullen
Queries from
Mr Martineau
March 1777
V vi 10 - 119
Diplomatic Text
Mr Parry presents respectful Comp.ts. to
Dr. Cullen, and sends him the particulars
of the Case concerning which Mr. Martineau
wished to know the Doctor's opinion.
Wednesday Noon.
"The high opinion we imbibe in our medical
infancy for Dr. Cullen, leads us ever after to
wish for his opinion on every case of importance.
I was consulted about one the other day which may
or may not be so. It was this. A gentleman de¬
sirous of a matrimonial connection in a particular
family, finds the following circumstances attending
it which alarmed him, and induced him to consult
me upon the occasion. If I should prognosticate
and be wrong in my prognosis, I might lead the
Gentleman into misfortune, and myself into great
difficulty and disgrace. He told me the young lady
was about 2 or 3 and 20, lively, but with a
mixture of religious seriousness; of a sweet dis¬
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position, and good constitution. her father, another,
brothers and sisters healthy. The father is a strong
man, quick in his disposition, and, I believe, of the
melancholic temperament. His mother, the grand¬
mother of the Lady in question, was for many years
maniac, and, I think, died so. The brother of the
Lady's father, has been once confined as a lunatic,
and is never very clear and distinct. He is rather
sanguine temperament, and in every respect
very intemperate. He eats and drinks much, nor
are his venereal gratifications less (↑more↑) bounded. An
Aunt, daughter of the same maniacal grandmother,
has once been affected with mania; but neither
3 other aunts, sisters of the above, nor their chil¬
dren, nor any others of the family have had
the slightest symptoms of the disease in ques¬
tion. So there any danger of this young Lady's
in heriting the disease? Will she be liable to
be affected during her lyings in, or ↑upon↑ any other irri¬
tation? Will her children be more likely to be
so? I have stated all the circumstances I have
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been able to enquire, and cannot speak of the
family from my own knowledge. Pray make
my respectful Comp.ts. to Dr. Cullen, and enquire
his opinion &c ------
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Dr. Cullen
Queries from
Mr Martineau
March 1777
V vi 10 - 119
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