The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2212] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr James Gibson (of Kelton) (Patient), Mrs Gordon (of Greenlaw) (Patient) / 21 May 1782 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Gilchrist, concerning the cases of Mrs Gordon of Greenlaw, who 'passed through here in her way to Edin[bu]r[gh], accompanying Mr Gordon for the sake of a jaunt', and Mr Gibson of Kelton, whose case hers resembles.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2212 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1284 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 21 May 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 John Gilchrist, concerning the cases of Mrs Gordon of Greenlaw, who 'passed through here in her way to Edin[bu]r[gh], accompanying Mr Gordon for the sake of a jaunt', and Mr Gibson of Kelton, whose case hers resembles. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:950] |
Case of Mr Gibson of Kelton who has been affected by the cold in church and has an habitual cough. |
4 |
| [Case ID:1458] |
Case of Mrs Gordon of Greenlaw who is conserdering shaving her head to guard against the colds to which she is susceptible. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2679] | Patient | Mrs Gordon (of Greenlaw) |
| [PERS ID:2667] | Patient | Mr James Gibson (of Kelton) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:882] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr James Balmain |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Greenlaw | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Dumfries. May 21. 1782.
Dear Sir
Yesterday Mrs Gordon of Greenlaw passed
through here in her way to Edinburgh accompanying Mr
Gordon for the sake of a jaunt -- Two month ago she
wrote me about her complaints, which she thought were
then taking a different turn; and, before seeing the advice
which you gave her last year, I advised amongst other
things, emetics, and Issues, the latter not only with a
view to the complaints of her breast, but as a substitute
for bleedings, which long before the present pulmonary
symptoms appeared, she had, it seems, in a stated way ac¬
customed herself to. -- Tho I hope she is not worse in
the main, and at the times I have seen her has had a
good enough pulse, yet she has been falling off, and often
looking very ill. -- At present she had got the notion of
shaving her head, in order to bathe it with cold water
as a remedy for the Colds with which she is as easily
affected. - I have told her that this is a measure by no
means to be rashly ventered upon -- As she is to be in
town for eight or ten days, lodged I suppose at Mr Balmains,
I could not but, drop you a line to this purpose, in case
you shall think proper to give her a call, and mention what
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occur'd to you as to the present circumstances.
This case resembles Mr Gibson of Keltons, tho' indeed a
worse one I think, for Mr G. is not affected in his -- flesh --
his looks, his pulse, or anoth any other material circum¬
stance. He is only distressed with the mere trouble & fatigue
of Coughing. -- By the bye within these two or three days ↑he has asked me↑ whe¬
ther he might not take a jaunt to Buxton, when the wea¬
ther grows good. -- I have not yet had time to write him,
or to look what any of the writers on Mineral waters say
us to the propriety of that water in such a case; - but the
jaunt will be adviseable enough; and if any thing occurs
to you in regard to the use of the water, I will beg the
favour of you to mention it. -- I am obliged to write hasti¬
ly by an opportunity which I have past met with of
sending a packet.
Believe me at all times
Dear Sir
Your faithful & Obedient
Servant.
John Gilchrist.
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To
Doctor Cullen Physician
Edinburgh
Dr Gilchrist
Concerning Mrs Gordon of
Greenlaw & Gordon
of Kelton. May 1782
V. XIV. p.60
Diplomatic Text
Dumfries. May 21. 1782.
Dear Sir
Yesterday Mrs Gordon of Greenlaw passed
through here in her way to Edinr. accompanying Mr
Gordon for the sake of a jaunt -- Two month ago she
wrote me about her complaints, which she thought were
then taking a different turn; and, before seeing the advice
which you gave her last year, I advised amongst other
things, emetics, and Issues, the latter not only with a
view to the complaints of her breast, but as a substitute
for bleedings, which long before the present pulmonary
symptoms appeared, she had, it seems, in a stated way ac¬
customed herself to. -- Tho I hope she is not worse in
the main, and at the times I have seen her has had a
good enough pulse, yet she has been falling off, and often
looking very ill. -- At present she had got the notion of
shaving her head, in order to bathe it with cold water
as a remedy for the Colds with which she is as easily
affected. - I have told her that this is a measure by no
means to be rashly ventered upon -- As she is to be in
town for eight or ten days, lodged I suppose at Mr Balmains,
I could not but, drop you a line to this purpose, in case
you shall think proper to give her a call, and mention what
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occur'd to you as to the present circumstances.
This case resembles Mr Gibson of Keltons, tho' indeed a
worse one I think, for Mr G. is not affected in his -- flesh --
his looks, his pulse, or anoth any other material circum¬
stance. He is only distressed with the mere trouble & fatigue
of Coughing. -- By the bye within these two or three days ↑he has asked me↑ whe¬
ther he might not take a jaunt to Buxton, when the wea¬
ther grows good. -- I have not yet had time to write him,
or to look what any of the writers on Mineral waters say
us to the propriety of that water in such a case; - but the
jaunt will be adviseable enough; and if any thing occurs
to you in regard to the use of the water, I will beg the
favour of you to mention it. -- I am obliged to write hasti¬
ly by an opportunity which I have past met with of
sending a packet.
Believe me at all times
Dear Sir
Your faithful & Obedient
Servant.
John Gilchrist.
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To
Doctor Cullen Physician
Edinr
Dr Gilchrist
C Mrs Gordon of
Greenlaw & Gordon
of Kelton. May 1782
V. XIV. p.60
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