The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1716] From: John Whyte / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Brodie (Patient) / 1 August 1779 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Whyte concerning the case of John Brodie.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1716 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/803 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 1 August 1779 |
| 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 John Whyte concerning the case of John Brodie. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:748] |
Case of Mr John Brodie who has long suffered from gout and whose condition keeps getting worse. |
8 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:487] | Author | John Whyte |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2577] | Patient | Mr John Brodie |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:487] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | John Whyte |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I was unwilling to trouble you at present concerning
Mr John Brodie, as the time is not come when you wanted
to be informed of any alterations which have occurred
since you saw him; but as he thinks himself worse & has
become more apprehensive I was prevailed upon by the
Solicitations of his friends to write you sooner than what
I thought necessary - He seems still to continue to fall
off both with regard to Strength & flesh - the pain or rather
the uneasiness of His Stomach continues much the same as
when you saw him - he had had at times a pain in his
great Toe but never continued above two or three minutes -
Yesterday & this day he has had some pains across his Shoul¬
ders. A great Complaint of his is bad sleep, he does not
four hours thro' the night. He commonly awakes
about two of the Morning after which he seldom sleeps
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any -- he has no morning sweats - His Appetite much the
same as before - His Belly for some time past has been
rather loose but about the beginning of last week he had
generally five or six loose stools a day, this I thought rather
too much & might tend to weaken him, to moderate which
he got the Julap. Sistens Pharmacopoeia Pauperum sine Laudano Liquido
which had the effect - His Spirits are not so good & is more
apprehensive -- All your directions have been very
strictly followed by Mr Brodie. he thought the pow¬
ders at first gave him some uneasiness of his Stomach
for a little time after taking them, but has had no
complaint of that all last week - he has not yet used
all the powders you prescribed I believe it may be
Thursday before they will be finished -- The Medicines
you prescribed have been used so short a time that great
effect could not have followed - Hoping to hear from
you soon
I remain
Sir
your most humble Servant
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Mr J. Whyte Concerning
Mr Brodie
August 1. 1779.
V. X. p. 56.
Diplomatic Text
I was unwilling to trouble you at present concerning
Mr John Brodie, as the time is not come when you wanted
to be informed of any alterations which have occurred
since you saw him; but as he thinks himself worse & has
become more apprehensive I was prevailed upon by the
Solicitations of his friends to write you sooner than what
I thought necessary - He seems still to continue to fall
off both with regard to Strength & flesh - the pain or rather
the uneasiness of His Stomach continues much the same as
when you saw him - he had had at times a pain in his
great Toe but never continued above two or three minutes -
Yesterday & this day he has had some pains across his Shoul¬
ders. A great Complaint of his is bad sleep, he does not
four hours thro' the night. He commonly awakes
about two of the Morning after which he seldom sleeps
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any -- he has no morning sweats - His Appetite much the
same as before - His Belly for some time past has been
rather loose but about the beginning of last week he had
generally five or six loose stools a day, this I thought rather
too much & might tend to weaken him, to moderate which
he got the Julap. Sistens Ph. Paup. sine Laudano Liquido
which had the effect - His Spirits are not so good & is more
apprehensive -- All your directions have been very
strictly followed by Mr Brodie. he thought the pow¬
ders at first gave him some uneasiness of his Stomach
for a little time after taking them, but has had no
complaint of that all last week - he has not yet used
all the powders you prescribed I believe it may be
Thursday before they will be finished -- The Medicines
you prescribed have been used so short a time that great
effect could not have followed - Hoping to hear from
you soon
I remain
Sir
your most humle Servt
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Mr J. Whyte C
Mr Brodie
Aug. 1. 1779.
V. X. p. 56.
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