The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2160] From: Dr William Hamilton (in Glasgow) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Janet Arnot (Alston) (of Silverwood) (Patient) / 22 February 1782 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Hamilton, concerning Mrs Arnot's ability to swallow, and whether the Æther should be taken internally as well as applied externally. He also writes, 'I recieved your letter about Mr Frazer but am sorry I can give no direct answer to it' (which may be linked with Letter 2134, regarding University appointments).
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2160 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1234 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 22 February 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 William Hamilton, concerning Mrs Arnot's ability to swallow, and whether the Æther should be taken internally as well as applied externally. He also writes, 'I recieved your letter about Mr Frazer but am sorry I can give no direct answer to it' (which may be linked with Letter 2134, regarding University appointments). |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:880] |
Case of Mrs Janet Arnot who has a constricted throat. |
7 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:175] | Author | Dr William Hamilton (in Glasgow) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1265] | Patient | Mrs Janet Arnot (of Silverwood) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:175] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Hamilton (in Glasgow) |
| [PERS ID:1493] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Mr Frazer |
| [PERS ID:743] | Other | Mrs Anna Cullen |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I recieved your letter
and was sorry to find I had not given
you so clear an account of Mrs Arnots
case as you could have wished.
I shall endeavour now to make up
for my neglect. Mrs Arnot has never
as yet been confined to any particular
diet, her food however principally consists
of what is most easily chewed into a pulp
for it must be reduced to that form before
she can swallow it. She find butcher meat
is among the most difficult to get over
while potatoes & well boiled vegetables are
among the easiest. She says she can feel
any thing of the size of a barley pickle give
her pain in passing the narrow part
but she is sure a body of the size of a
pea would stick in it. In swallowing
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she lets the meat [over?] very slowly & not
before she has rubbed it between her tongue
& roof of her mouth to discover if there
are any unchewed bits mixed with it.
Upon pressing externally upon the part
where she says the difficulty lies she
complains of pain tho she has no
such feeling from pressing on any
other part of her throat.
She has tried the Æther externally, at
first she thought herself easier of it but
she is now rather worse than before
owing probably to a little cold she has
caught. Tho the soreness is abated in
swallowing yet she cannot take mustard
or any acrid substance without great
pain & even small beer smarts her
I shall be glad to hear what other means
you think proper & if the Æther should
be given internally, at present she rubs
it three times a day upon her neck.
I recieved your letter about Mr Frazer
but am sorry I can give no direct
answer to it, I must say that when I am
not previously engaged no recommendation
can have more weight with me than
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than Dr Cullens, to whom I lye under
many obligations. I beg my respectful
compliments to Mrs Cullen. I ever am
your obliged humble servant
February 22d
1782
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Dr Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Hamilton
Concerning Mrs Arnot.
February 1782
VXIII. p
Diplomatic Text
I recieved your letter
and was sorry to find I had not given
you so clear an account of Mrs Arnots
case as you could have wished.
I shall endeavour now to make up
for my neglect. Mrs Arnot has never
as yet been confined to any particular
diet, her food however principally consists
of what is most easily chewed into a pulp
for it must be reduced to that form before
she can swallow it. She find butcher meat
is among the most difficult to get over
while potatoes & well boiled vegetables are
among the easiest. She says she can feel
any thing of the size of a barley pickle give
her pain in passing the narrow part
but she is sure a body of the size of a
pea would stick in it. In swallowing
[Page 2]
she lets the meat [over?] very slowly & not
before she has rubbed it between her tongue
& roof of her mouth to discover if there
are any unchewed bits mixed with it.
Upon pressing externally upon the part
where she says the difficulty lies she
complains of pain tho she has no
such feeling from pressing on any
other part of her throat.
She has tried the Æther externally, at
first she thought herself easier of it but
she is now rather worse than before
owing probably to a little cold she has
caught. Tho the soreness is abated in
swallowing yet she cannot take mustard
or any acrid substance without great
pain & even small beer smarts her
I shall be glad to hear what other means
you think proper & if the Æther should
be given internally, at present she rubs
it three times a day upon her neck.
I recieved your letter about Mr Frazer
but am sorry I can give no direct
answer to it, I must say that when I am
not previously engaged no recommendation
can have more weight with me than
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than Dr Cullens, to whom I lye under
many obligations. I beg my respectful
compliments to Mrs Cullen. I ever am
your obliged humble servt
Feby 22d
1782
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Dr Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr Hamilton
C Mrs Arnot.
Febry 1782
VXIII. p
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