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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:1501] From: Mr Mark Synnot / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Susanna Synnot (Nugent) (Patient) / 4 March 1778 / (Incoming)

Letter from Mark Synnot, in Dublin, regarding the case of Mrs Synnot.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 1501
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/595
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date4 March 1778
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Letter from Mark Synnot, in Dublin, regarding the case of Mrs Synnot.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:963]
Case of Mrs Synnot who has a pulmonary disorder.
2


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:2260]AuthorMr Mark Synnot
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2259]PatientMrs Susanna Synnot
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2260]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMr Mark Synnot
[PERS ID:2505]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMr Mark Synnot (of Monasteroris)
[PERS ID:2573]OtherMr

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Place of Writing Drumcondra Mid Ireland Ireland Europe certain
Place of Writing Dublin Mid Ireland Ireland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred

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Dublin 4th March 1778 --

Sir


Induced by what I have heard of your skilful
Practice of Physick and particularly your judicious and
successfull treatment of phthisical Complaints. I beg leave
to trouble you with the Case of my Dearest Friend for
your Consideration and Advice. I have not waited for the
Formality of first presenting you a fee, as the Nature
of the Case will not admit of any delay. but have given
directions to my Merchant here to convey it to you as speedily
as possible by means of his Correspondence in your City
I shall expect your Answer with impatience & request you
will favour me with it as soon as may suit your conveni¬
ence


I am Sir with great respect
your most obedient & very
humble Servant

Mark Synnot

Dramcondra
Dublin



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Case of Mrs. Synnot
4th March 1778.
8 p.79


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Mrs. Synnot is about 32 years of Age; of a de¬
licate Frame, but her Health has been in general,
good. She has been married about one year and
has been delivered of a Child, now two Months
old & apparently in very good Health. During
her Pregnancy She enjoyed as good Health as at
any other Time of her Life, but in the last Months
of it She was troubled with a Cough at Morning
& Night which however was of no apparent In¬
jury to her, as She looked well, slept well & had a
good appetite. After her Delivery She appeared to
be recovering her Strength - till the third week, at the
End of which her Cough encreased, her Pulse quickened
till at length it came to a settled feverish Motion
. She
lost her rest
& fell into sweats in the Morning - which
were partial, affecting her Breast & the upper parts of
her Body. She complains of sudden Heats or flushings



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has no Appetite & rejects all Medicines with loathing
The only food ↑She has↑ the least Relish for is Milk. She lives
entirely upon Asses & Cow's Milk - Her Stomach col¬
lects much Phlegm & at times She has been trou¬
bled with Reaching, & when She has taken any
thing to help her to vomit She has thrown up
bilious stuff from her
Stomach. She has a
tendency to Costiveness but this has been relieved
by gentle Lenitives. She has lost much Flesh
but has not been reduced so much as might be
apprehended from her Complaints, which have
continued, now, seven Weeks. Within this last Week
She has complained of a Pain in her Side, which
affects her when She coughs. Her breathing is but
a little affected except after hard fits of Coughing --
These are very severe & it is with Difficulty She gets
up a dark, heavy Phlegm
, but it is not accompanied
with Blood. She is so much weakened as not to
be able to walk without Help: but She is carried


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into her Coach to take the Air, when the Weather
is good & She bears the Exercise of the Carriage
tolerably well.

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Dublin 4th March 1778 --

Sir


Induced by what I have heard of your skilful
Practice of Physick and particularly your judicious and
successfull treatment of phthisical Complaints. I beg leave
to trouble you with the Case of my Dearest Friend for
your Consideration and Advice. I have not waited for the
Formality of first presenting you a fee, as the Nature
of the Case will not admit of any delay. but have given
directions to my Mercht. here to convey it to you as speedily
as possible by means of his Correspondence in your City
I shall expect your Answer with impatience & request you
will favour me with it as soon as may suit your conveni¬
ence


I am Sir with great respect
your most obedient & very
humble Servt.

Mark Synnot

Dramcondra
Dublin



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Case of Mrs. Synnot
4th March 1778.
8 p.79


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Mrs. Synnot is about 32 years of Age; of a de¬
licate Frame, but her Health has been in general,
good. She has been married about one year and
has been delivered of a Child, now two Months
old & apparently in very good Health. During
her Pregnancy She enjoyed as good Health as at
any other Time of her Life, but in the last Months
of it She was troubled with a Cough at Morning
& Night which however was of no apparent In¬
jury to her, as She looked well, slept well & had a
good appetite. After her Delivery She appeared to
be recovering her Strength - till the third week, at the
End of which her Cough encreased, her Pulse quickened
till at length it came to a settled feverish Motion
. She
lost her rest
& fell into sweats in the Morning - which
were partial, affecting her Breast & the upper parts of
her Body. She complains of sudden Heats or flushings



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has no Appetite & rejects all Medicines with loathing
The only food ↑She has↑ the least Relish for is Milk. She lives
entirely upon Asses & Cow's Milk - Her Stomach col¬
lects much Phlegm & at times She has been trou¬
bled with Reaching, & when She has taken any
thing to help her to vomit She has thrown up
bilious stuff from her
Stomach. She has a
tendency to Costiveness but this has been relieved
by gentle Lenitives. She has lost much Flesh
but has not been reduced so much as might be
apprehended from her Complaints, which have
continued, now, seven Weeks. Within this last Week
She has complained of a Pain in her Side, which
affects her when She coughs. Her breathing is but
a little affected except after hard fits of Coughing --
These are very severe & it is with Difficulty She gets
up a dark, heavy Phlegm
, but it is not accompanied
with Blood. She is so much weakened as not to
be able to walk without Help: but She is carried


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into her Coach to take the Air, when the Weather
is good & She bears the Exercise of the Carriage
tolerably well.

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