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

 

[ID:1650] From: Mr Thomas Mack / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Ancrum (Patient) / 4 April 1779 / (Incoming)

Letter from Thomas Mack giving an update on the case of Mr Ancrum.

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FieldData
DOC ID 1650
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/737
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date4 April 1779
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 Thomas Mack giving an update on the case of Mr Ancrum.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:790]
Case of Mr Ancrum, a Northumberland farmer, whose dyspepsia was recently aggravated by the shock of being attacked by 'footpads'.
6


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:197]AuthorMr Thomas Mack
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:5179]PatientMr Ancrum
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:197]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr Thomas Mack

Places linked to this document

Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Tweedmouth North-East England Europe certain
Destination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place of Handstamp Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) North-East England Europe certain

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Sir/


I Received your Letter of the 31st ultimo concerning
Mr Ancrum and did not expect to trouble so soon again but
the State of his Spirits is such, that I find it requires all my
address to manage him --- Since I wrote you last he has had a
[r]ecurrence of his Symptoms with rather more violence, he confesses
[h]is Stomach is actually better than when I wrote you, he eats with
more Appetite, & does not complain of Indigestion, & his Belly by
[m]eans of your Medicine is kept perfectly regular -- but within
[t]hese few days he has slept very ill & as he thinks he is so much
the worse on this Account I have troubled you with this Letter to
know from you whether in cases of such extream watching an
Opiate might not be adviseable -- I saw him yesterday & he tells
[m]e, that for three nights since I wrote you he had sleep'd none at all
and his Anxiety of Course was so great as rendered him quite
unhappy --- His Spitting still continues & tho I am convinced it
depends upon habit yet I can't persuade him of it -- Should you
Judge an Opiate admissible, I would be to hear from you



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by Return of Post -- I have advised him to take another Jaunt
to Edinburgh which he will likely do soon, in the mean time
he begs your Acceptance of the inclosed Guinea Note and
I am with perfect Esteem


Sir
Your most Obedient Humble Servant

Thos Mack

Tweedmouth
April 4th 1779



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Doctr Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh


Mack Query Ancrum
April. 1779.
9. p. 155

Diplomatic Text

[Page 1]
Sir/


I Received your Letter of the 31st ultimo concerning
Mr Ancrum and did not expect to trouble so soon again but
the State of his Spirits is such, that I find it requires all my
address to manage him --- Since I wrote you last he has had a
[r]ecurrence of his Symptoms with rather more violence, he confesses
[h]is Stomach is actually better than when I wrote you, he eats with
more Appetite, & does not complain of Indigestion, & his Belly by
[m]eans of your Medicine is kept perfectly regular -- but within
[t]hese few days he has slept very ill & as he thinks he is so much
the worse on this Account I have troubled you with this Letter to
know from you whether in cases of such extream watching an
Opiate might not be adviseable -- I saw him yesterday & he tells
[m]e, that for three nights since I wrote you he had sleep'd none at all
and his Anxiety of Course was so great as rendered him quite
unhappy --- His Spitting still continues & tho I am convinced it
depends upon habit yet I can't persuade him of it -- Should you
Judge an Opiate admissible, I would be to hear from you



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by Return of Post -- I have advised him to take another Jaunt
to Edinburgh which he will likely do soon, in the mean time
he begs your Acceptance of the inclosed Guinea Note and
I am with perfect Esteem


Sir
Your most Obedt. Humble. Servt.

Thos Mack

Tweedmouth
Apl 4th 1779



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Doctr Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh


Mack Q. Ancrum
April. 1779.
9. p. 155

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