The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2123] From: Mr Stephen Cleasby / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Smith (of Barnard Castle) (Patient) / 5 January 1782 / (Incoming)
Letter from Stephen Cleasby, mentioning the death of Mr Smith and sending payment to Cullen.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2123 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1198 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 5 January 1782 |
| 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 Stephen Cleasby, mentioning the death of Mr Smith and sending payment to Cullen. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:951] |
Case of Mr Smith, a surgeon at Barnard Castle, who has symptoms of palsy and dies of what might be kidney failure. |
9 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:516] | Author | Mr Stephen Cleasby |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:880] | Patient | Mr Smith (of Barnard Castle) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:516] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Stephen Cleasby |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Barnard Castle | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Greta Bridge | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
I cou'd find no better means than the
above of conveying a Fee due to you from Mr. Smith
of Barnard Castle who died a fortnight ago.
It is now about three years since we had Your
Advice in two Letters concerning this Gentleman
& I am really ashamed that this Point was not
settled before, but he still expected to see Edinburgh
& have your farther Direction. He received
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the greatest Benefit & Satisfaction from your
Correspondence in Regard to his paralytic Complaints.
He has discharged large Quantities of Pus with his
Urine for these last two years & frequently has had
a total Suppression of that Evacuation for several Days
once for a Week & recovered beyond Expectations.
This Disease at last carried him off on the eleventh
Day. There was no Secretion & he was perfectly
free from Pain so that I doubt not but the
Kidneys were paralytic.
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I must beg that you will be pleased to acknowledge
the Receipt of the Money & if it is enough. The
Executor will require it from me otherwise I
wou'd not have wished to give you that Trouble.
I am
Dear Sir
with the greatest Respect
Your most obedient Servant
Barnard Castle
January 5th. 1782
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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Cleasby
Concerning Mr Smith of
Barnard Castle
January 1782
Diplomatic Text
I cou'd find no better means than the
above of conveying a Fee due to you from Mr. Smith
of Barnard Castle who died a fortnight ago.
It is now about three years since we had Your
Advice in two Letters concerning this Gentleman
& I am really ashamed that this Point was not
settled before, but he still expected to see Edinburgh
& have your farther Direction. He received
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the greatest Benefit & Satisfaction from your
Correspondence in Regard to his paralytic Complaints.
He has discharged large Quantities of Pus with his
Urine for these last two years & frequently has had
a total Suppression of that Evacuation for several Days
once for a Week & recovered beyond Expectations.
This Disease at last carried him off on the eleventh
Day. There was no Secretion & he was perfectly
free from Pain so that I doubt not but the
Kidneys were paralytic.
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I must beg that you will be pleased to acknowledge
the Receipt of the Money & if it is enough. The
Executor will require it from me otherwise I
wou'd not have wished to give you that Trouble.
I am
Dear Sir
with the greatest Respect
Yr. most obdt. Servt.
Barnd. Castle
Jan: 5th. 1782
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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Cleasby
C. Mr Smith of
Barnard Castle
Janry 1782
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