The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1476] From: Mr William Johnstone (Johnston, at Coldstream) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Hunter (of Crook(s)) (Patient) / 24 January 1778 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Johnstone, surgeon in Coldstream, regarding the case of John Hunter of Crooks, whom he has visited. Hunter's dropsical legs are leaking, and 'The sharpness of the discharge has Excoriate his Legs from the ancle joint up almost to his knee'. He asks Cullen's advice. Hunter attributes his condition to a 'scorbutic humour'.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There are 2 images for this document.
[Page 1]
[Page 2]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1476 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/570 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 24 January 1778 |
| 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 William Johnstone, surgeon in Coldstream, regarding the case of John Hunter of Crooks, whom he has visited. Hunter's dropsical legs are leaking, and 'The sharpness of the discharge has Excoriate his Legs from the ancle joint up almost to his knee'. He asks Cullen's advice. Hunter attributes his condition to a 'scorbutic humour'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:470] |
Case of Mr John Hunter who is being advised over a discharge on his leg and for dropsy jointly by Cullen and Dr Monro. |
10 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2175] | Author | Mr William Johnstone (Johnston, at Coldstream) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1891] | Patient | Mr John Hunter (of Crook(s)) |
| [PERS ID:2175] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Johnstone (Johnston, at Coldstream) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Coldstream | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Mr John Hunter sent for me yesterday
to look at his Legs & write you of their Con¬
dition. There is very little swelling even towards
night, but a continual dripling of water thro the
day attended with violent pains & painfull
twitches which sometimes makes him almost
start off his seat. The sharpness of the discharge
has Excoriate his Legs from the ancle joint
up almost to his knee notwithstanding all
the pains can be taken; ever since he had your last
advice on the 19 October last he has followed your
Directions as near as possible; he has as good
health otherwise as he could wish, & desires yowll
favour him further with your advice concerning
his Legs; he apprehends a scorbutic humour
has fallen upon his Legs, & wishes in short
to have your opinion; I wrote you concerning
him about the beginning of November to which I had
no answer, which I hope will not be the case now
[Page 2]
To
Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Johnston Concerning
Mr Hunter of Crooks
24 January 1778
8. p. 56
Diplomatic Text
Mr John Hunter sent for me yesterday
to look at his Legs & write you of their Con¬
dition. There is very little swelling even towards
night, but a continual dripling of water thro the
day attended with violent pains & painfull
twitches which sometimes makes him almost
start off his seat. The sharpness of the discharge
has Excoriate his Legs from the ancle joint
up almost to his knee notwithstanding all
ye pains can be taken; ever since he had your last
advice on the 19 octr last he has followed your
Directions as near as possible; he has as good
health otherwise as he could wish, & desires yowll
favour him further with your advice concerning
his Legs; he apprehends a scorbutic humour
has fallen upon his Legs, & wishes in short
to have your opinion; I wrote you concerning
him about the beginning of Novr to which I had
no answer, which I hope will not be the case now
[Page 2]
To
Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Johnston C
Mr Hunter of Crooks
24 Jany. 1778
8. p. 56
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:1476]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
