The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1831] From: Mr Gavin Fullarton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander McDonald (MacDonald) (Patient) / 26 March 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from Gavin Fullarton concerning the case of Alexander McDonald who is described as 'our old friend'. Letter hand-delivered by the patient himself, who is suffering from "Gonnorhea".
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1831 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/911 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 26 March 1780 |
| 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 Gavin Fullarton concerning the case of Alexander McDonald who is described as 'our old friend'. Letter hand-delivered by the patient himself, who is suffering from "Gonnorhea". |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1318] |
Case of Alexander Macdonald [McDonald] who suffers from gonorrhoea. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:623] | Author | Mr Gavin Fullarton |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:690] | Patient | Mr Alexander McDonald (MacDonald) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:623] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Gavin Fullarton |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Highlands | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Our old friend Mr Alexr McDonald
has again Occasion for your advice, and will
wait on you with this - As you are to see himself
I need not be very particular - It is near twelve
months since he unfortunately got a Gonnorhea
and which at first was attended with very sharp
symptoms, and, for a long while continued very
painful & obstinate, in spite of all the cooling
& soothing remedies that could be employed -
Fomentations, poultices,
gentle purgatives,
Nitre &
Gum Arabic,
Oily Injections, rest, and a
very low Diet were the principal of these -
after a long while (many months) the violence
of the symptoms abated; but still the ↑lips of
the↑ Orifice of
the Urethra continued
swell'd & inflamed, he was
frequently troubled with pain & pulsation in the
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Glans, Chordee sometimes a discharge of some
Drops of blood; and, always some degree of
purulent Discharge - In this situation he con¬
sulted Dr Stevenson at Glasgow who advised
perseverance in the antiphlogistic Remedies,
& prescribed a gently Astringent Injection of
Sacch Saturni &c. –– Still, however some uneasy
Symptoms & some running remained - In the
beginning of winter he went to the Highlands
in one of his Busses 1 to the herring fishing
and did not return till lately - In the course of
his Voyages I understand he had been taking
advice & medicines from different people.
Amongst other medicines he has been taking
plentifully of a Solution of Corrosive Sublimate
He thinks that this did him good, but upon
renewing his Commerce with Mrs McDonald
matters have returned nearly to the old state -
From his history and from what he will inform
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you of himself, you may perhaps think it a
case for Bougies - If you should, I beg you will
put ↑him↑ under the Care of some skilful Surgeon
and keep him a little while in Edinburgh (for he
says he can stay if it is necessary) till he
is conciliated to the use of the remedy - He
is so impatient a body, that I doubt of his sub¬
mitting to the proper use of them with me;
but, he has such unbounded confidence
in your Skill & judgment, that I
know he will submitt to any thing
under your Direction,
I am always
with great esteem
Dear Sir
Your most Obedient humble Servant
1780
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Dr William Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Fullarton Concerning
Mr Alexr Macdonald
May 1780
Notes:
1: At this date, 'a two- or three-masted fishing boat of various sizes, used esp. in the North Sea herring fishery' (OED).
Diplomatic Text
Our old friend Mr Alexr McDonald
has again Occasion for your advice, and will
wait on you with this - As you are to see himself
I need not be very particular - It is near twelve
months since he unfortunately got a Gonnorhea
and which at first was attended with very sharp
symptoms, and, for a long while continued very
painful & obstinate, in spite of all the cooling
& soothing remedies that could be employed -
Fomentations, poultices,
gentle purgatives,
Nitre &
G. Arabic,
Oily Injections, rest, and a
very low Diet were the principal of these -
after a long while (many months) the violence
of the symptoms abated; but still the ↑lips of
the↑ Orifice of
the Urethra continued
swell'd & inflamed, he was
frequently troubled with pain & pulsation in the
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Glans, Chordee sometimes a discharge of some
Drops of blood; and, always some degree of
purulent Discharge - In this situation he con¬
sulted Dr Stevenson at Glasgow who advised
perseverance in the antiphlogistic Remedies,
& prescribed a gently Astringent Injection of
Sacch Saturni &c. –– Still, however some uneasy
Symptoms & some running remained - In the
beginning of winter he went to the Highlands
in one of his Busses 1 to the herring fishing
and did not return till lately - In the course of
his Voyages I understand he had been taking
advice & medicines from different people.
Amongst other medicines he has been taking
plentifully of a Solution of Corrosive Sublimate
He thinks that this did him good, but upon
renewing his Commerce wh. Mrs McDonald
matters have returned nearly to the old state -
From his history and from what he will inform
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you of himself, you may perhaps think it a
case for Bougies - If you should, I beg you will
put ↑him↑ under the Care of some skilful Surgeon
and keep him a little while in Edinr. (for he
says he can stay if it is necessary) till he
is conciliated to the use of the remedy - He
is so impatient a body, that I doubt of his sub¬
mitting to the proper use of them with me;
but, he has such unbounded confidence
in your Skill & judgment, that I
know he will submitt to any thing
under your Direction,
I am always
with great esteem
Dr Sir
Your most Obedt hble. Servt
1780
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Dr William Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Fullarton C
Mr Alexr Macdonald
May 1780
Notes:
1: At this date, 'a two- or three-masted fishing boat of various sizes, used esp. in the North Sea herring fishery' (OED).
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