The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1851] From: Mr John McKie (Junior) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr John McKie (Junior) (Patient) / 13 May 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from John McKie at Stranraer concerning his own case; Cullen had written to him on 21 Dec. 1779. He has had a better winter than the last and now seeks advice on sea-bathing.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1851 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/930 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 13 May 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 John McKie at Stranraer concerning his own case; Cullen had written to him on 21 Dec. 1779. He has had a better winter than the last and now seeks advice on sea-bathing. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:792] |
Case of John McKie [Mackie], Junior who undertakes cold bathing to treat a sore stomach and giddiness, but his abdominal troubles recur. |
13 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:114] | Author | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:114] | Patient | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
| [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 | Stranraer | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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I was duely favoured with yours of 21st.
December last - previous to which I had begun another
course of the Chalybeate & Infusion. I found myself
so much benefited by this or by the steady
frosty Weather we had about that time, that
I thought it unecessary to put your last orders
into execution & am very averse to vomiting it
operates severely with me, & indeed from a tryal
I made of them when I was first seized with
these complaints I have little hopes of their
doing me any service. I will however make
another tryal of them should you still think
them it necessary - – – –
Notwithstanding the badness of the
winter I have enjoyed a much better state of health
than I did the preceeding one. I have ↑had↑ but few
other violent or lasting returns of my various
complaints. I have been pretty free of the heartburn
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& Swimming in Giddiness in my head during the
most of the Winter - & I find my Stomach & Bowells
still troubled with great flatulency, particularly
the latter & I have within these five Weeks by
past been frequently attacked with a griping &
lax which disorders me greatly & brings on
a temporary return of all my complaints
upon the whole I have for this a long time
been rather inclined to have loose Stools with
gripings which says as much as if things
were not yet right - I beg you may say what
you think will be of service in this case.
I made tryall of the Elixir you prescribed in
your last, but find that when taken in a
much less quantity than you ordered, that
it both gripes & purges me a great deal
from which circumstances I presume it is not
proper for my complaints. My appetite is
upon whole very good, indeed I am rather
inclined to eat more animal food than is
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proper for me & for the most part rest very well
but still find that bitter disagreeable taste in
my mouth when I first awake in the morning.
The Season is now fast approaching
for Sea bathing. I shall therefor be obliged to you
for directions when to begin a course of it, how
often & at what time of the day is most
proper with every other necessary direction as
wel in this as well as in every other thing respect[ing]
the management of myself during the Summer
Season. Say would another course of the Chalybeate &c
be proper either before or at the time of bathing
should I throw off the Flannell Shirt in the
Summer or not. I wore it all the last one
I found no inconveniency from the heat?
excuse me for troubling you with so many
of what I dare say you will think trifling
queries - I shall expect to hear from you as
soon as {illeg} ↑you↑ can make it convenient. I am in haste
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✍
John McKie
May 1780 -
XI. p.11
Diplomatic Text
I was duely favoured with yours of 21st.
Decr. last - previous to which I had begun another
course of the Chalybeate & Infusion. I found myself
so much benefited by this or by the steady
frosty Weather we had about that time, that
I thought it unecessary to put your last orders
into execution & am very averse to vomiting it
operates severely with me, & indeed from a tryal
I made of them when I was first seized with
these complaints I have little hopes of their
doing me any service. I will however make
another tryal of them should you still think
them it necessary - – – –
Notwithstanding the badness of the
winter I have enjoyed a much better state of health
than I did the preceeding one. I have ↑had↑ but few
other violent or lasting returns of my various
complaints. I have been pretty free of the heartburn
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& Swimming in Giddiness in my head during the
most of the Winter - & I find my Stomach & Bowells
still troubled with great flatulency, particularly
the latter & I have within these five Weeks by
past been frequently attacked with a griping &
lax which disorders me greatly & brings on
a temporary return of all my complaints
upon the whole I have for this a long time
been rather inclined to have loose Stools with
gripings which says as much as if things
were not yet right - I beg you may say what
you think will be of service in this case.
I made tryall of the Elixir you prescribed in
your last, but find that when taken in a
much less quantity than you ordered, that
it both gripes & purges me a great deal
from which circumstances I presume it is not
proper for my complaints. My appetite is
upon whole very good, indeed I am rather
inclined to eat more animal food than is
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proper for me & for the most part rest very well
but still find that bitter disagreeable taste in
my mouth when I first awake in the morning.
The Season is now fast approaching
for Sea bathing. I shall therefor be obliged to you
for directions when to begin a course of it, how
often & at what time of the day is most
proper with every other necessary direction as
wel in this as well as in every other thing respect[ing]
the management of myself during the Summer
Season. Say would another course of the Chalybeate &c
be proper either before or at the time of bathing
should I throw off the Flannell Shirt in the
Summer or not. I wore it all the last one
I found no inconveniency from the heat?
excuse me for troubling you with so many
of what I dare say you will think trifling
queries - I shall expect to hear from you as
soon as {illeg} ↑you↑ can make it convenient. I am in haste
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✍
John McKie
May 1780 -
XI. p.11
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