The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1892] From: Mr James Mucklejohn / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr James Mucklejohn (Patient) / 3 August 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from James Mucklejohn, concerning his own case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1892 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/971 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 3 August 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 James Mucklejohn, concerning his own case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1251] |
Case of James Mucklejohn who is weak from a cough, sore throat and other pectoral symptoms typically consumptive. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:747] | Author | Mr James Mucklejohn |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:747] | Patient | Mr James Mucklejohn |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2906] | Other | Mr McDiarmaid (McDarmaid) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Callander | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | England | Europe | certain | |||
| Place of Handstamp | Stirling | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I have touck the liberty to
inforam yow by your disere I have Contineud
for this month past at the got whey and I have
Got the Better of My Coff ↑& swetings↑ but on the other
part I have slights head aches and a stuffings
in my brain a little pain in my sied and
sore throts Gets verey litle sleep in the Night
time likways I have a weekness in my Lages
and allways seemes tierd and fateiged but yow
will understand sir that about too years ago
I touck about a drame of Marqurey at difrent
times so I am afraid it was not got proprley out
of my Bodey and in the winter time I am siesd
with Reumatisems in my arms and at this
preasent time the palplation of my Blod beats
stronger then in Comon I think I have
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Given you a foull acount of all my
Complents so I wat for yower advice
and you may depend upon it I shall give
atendence to what you order I shall be Glead
to hoar from you with returen of the post
I am ↑sir↑ yowar most obdient humble servent
and Gratfull frend
The Plain drection
Jas Mucklejohn at Mr: Mc darmaid
Callander
PS: I shall Glead to Cnow if it
will bee Nesarrey for me to stay heare
aney Longer or if you thinke ↑it↑ proper for
mee to go to [breslay weells?] after I get to
England. J M
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Dr Cullan
in the Ment
Closs
Ednbrudgh
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✍
Jas. Mucklejohn
August 1780.
Answered
V. XI. p. 55.
Diplomatic Text
I have touck the liberty to
inforam yow by your disere I have Contineud
for this month past at the got whey and I have
Got the Better of My Coff ↑& swetings↑ but on the other
part I have slights head aches and a stuffings
in my brain a little pain in my sied and
sore throts Gets verey litle sleep in the Night
time likways I have a weekness in my Lages
and allways seemes tierd and fateiged but yow
will understand sir that about too years ago
I touck about a drame of Marqurey at difrent
times so I am afraid it was not got proprley out
of my Bodey and in the winter time I am siesd
with Reumatisems in my arms and at this
preasent time the palplation of my Blod beats
stronger then in Comon I think I have
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Given you a foull acount of all my
Complents so I wat for yower advice
and you may depend upon it I shall give
atendence to what you order I shall be Glead
to hoar from you with returen of the post
I am ↑sir↑ yowar most obdient humble servent
and Gratfull frend
The Plain drection
Jas Mucklejohn at Mr: Mc darmaid
Callander
PS: I shall Glead to Cnow if it
will bee Nesarrey for me to stay heare
aney Longer or if you thinke ↑it↑ proper for
mee to go to [breslay weells?] after I get to
England. J M
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Dr Cullan
in the Ment
Closs
Ednbrudgh
[Page 4]
✍
Jas. Mucklejohn
Augt. 1780.
Answered
V. XI. p. 55.
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