The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1886] From: Dr David Goodsir / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Margaret Thomson (Paterson) (Thompson; of Charleton) (Patient), Mr John Thomson (Thompson; of Charleton) (Patient) / 23 July 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from David Goodsir, Leven, concerning the case of Mrs Thomson of Charleton: 'Lett it be observed I think Mrs Thomsons Intellects are much impaired.' She can now walk a little with assistance and can go out in a chaise, but her arm is still partly paralysed and her urinary tract complaints continue. The electricity has been used. Meanwhile, her husband is in a dangerous condition due to a leg fracture, now carious, and 'will by no means submitte to an amputation'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1886 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/965 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 23 July 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 David Goodsir, Leven, concerning the case of Mrs Thomson of Charleton: 'Lett it be observed I think Mrs Thomsons Intellects are much impaired.' She can now walk a little with assistance and can go out in a chaise, but her arm is still partly paralysed and her urinary tract complaints continue. The electricity has been used. Meanwhile, her husband is in a dangerous condition due to a leg fracture, now carious, and 'will by no means submitte to an amputation'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:555] |
Case of Mrs Thomson of Charlton who suffers from sleeplessness and abdominal pains described as hypochondriasis. She is later suspected of having bladder stones and has a paralysis in the arm. |
9 |
| [Case ID:1904] |
Case of Mr John Thomson of Charleton with a fractured leg. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1295] | Author | Dr David Goodsir |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2232] | Patient | Mr John Thomson (Thompson; of Charleton) |
| [PERS ID:831] | Patient | Mrs Margaret Thomson (Thompson; of Charleton) |
| [PERS ID:1295] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr David Goodsir |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2232] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr John Thomson (Thompson; of Charleton) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Leven | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Charleton House | Colinsburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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By the desire of Mrs Thomson of Cha↑r↑leton I
Give you the trouble of this, She being anxious to have your further ad¬
vice, And for that purpose please take the following representation such as
it is. Lett it be observed I think Mrs Thomsons Intellects are much impaired.
And frettfullness, anxietty, and peevishness, and particularly want of sleep
in the Night, has followed Good Sence, Good nature, and perfect Compossure
Her Stomach is Good, Her legs she can now and then walk with a little help
from her Bede to the Chair, her arm above the Elbow she can move att plea¬
sure But the fore arm and hand very rigide except the thumb and fore
finger, and she has seldom any pain But that which she calls Strangurie
and which I cannot think proceeeds from Sand, or Calculus, but a Nervous Sym¬
ptom proceeding from the Sphincter Muscle not acting so cleverly, as she
sometimes voids a great deall of Limpide Urine att a time. Att other times have¬
ing frequent desire but in small quantitys without any appearance in the
Urine indicating the Gravell in any degree Her costiveness too is likewis
troublesome. But Evry thing of that kind that can be thought of she
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Complains gives her so much pain that we have recourse to ane
Injection Evry day, and perhapps oftener to please her. The Electrisity and
Evry thing formerly perscribed has been applyed and indeed with as
Great Success as can be Expected, She is Evry way Healthfull, if sleep
could be procured, and Low Spirits helped, I can find nothing Else to
be removed. She gos out in the Chease and finds herself Better of it
nor dos the vibration of the machine occasion the Strangurie as she calls
it but raither relive. Mr Thomson lays in a most melancholly
situation with his fractured lege. The Bones of the foot and all below
the fracture which was of Both Bones a little above the anckle haveing
become all carious, But will by no means submitte to an amputation
Hectic feverish fitts a night are now come on a disagreeable tast in his
mouth, and universsall Itching upon his Skine So that the time he
may live must be but very uncomfortable I am with the Greatest
Respect and Esteem
your very humble Servant
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Mr Goodsir
Mrs Thomson Charleton
July. 1780.
Diplomatic Text
By the desire of Mrs Thomson of Cha↑r↑leton I
Give you the trouble of this, She being anxious to have your further ad¬
vice, And for that purpose please take the following representation such as
it is. Lett it be observed I think Mrs Thomsons Intellects are much impaired.
And frettfullness, anxietty, and peevishness, and particularly want of sleep
in the Night, has followed Good Sence, Good nature, and perfect Compossure
Her Stomach is Good, Her legs she can now and then walk with a little help
from her Bede to the Chair, her arm above the Elbow she can move att plea¬
sure But the fore arm and hand very rigide except the thumb and fore
finger, and she has seldom any pain But that which she calls Strangurie
and which I cannot think proceeeds from Sand, or Calculus, but a Nervous Sym¬
ptom proceeding from the Sphincter Muscle not acting so cleverly, as she
sometimes voids a great deall of Limpide Urine att a time. Att other times have¬
ing frequent desire but in small quantitys without any appearance in the
Urine indicating the Gravell in any degree Her costiveness too is likewis
troublesome. But Evry thing of that kind that can be thought of she
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Complains gives her so much pain that we have recourse to ane
Injection Evry day, and perhapps oftener to please her. The Electrisity and
Evry thing formerly perscribed has been applyed and indeed with as
Great Success as can be Expected, She is Evry way Healthfull, if sleep
could be procured, and Low Spirits helped, I can find nothing Else to
be removed. She gos out in the Chease and finds herself Better of it
nor dos the vibration of the machine occasion the Strangurie as she calls
it but raither relive. Mr Thomson lays in a most melancholly
situation with his fractured lege. The Bones of the foot and all below
the fracture which was of Both Bones a little above the anckle haveing
become all carious, But will by no means submitte to an amputation
Hectic feverish fitts a night are now come on a disagreeable tast in his
mouth, and universsall Itching upon his Skine So that the time he
may live must be but very uncomfortable I am with the Greatest
Respect and Esteem
your very humbe Set
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Mr Goodsir
Mrs Thomson Charleton
July. 1780.
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