The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2389] From: Dr Alexander Kellock / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Watson Carr (Patient) / 4 January 1784 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Kellock, concerning the case of Mr Watson Carr. As Kellock fears Cullen's reply has miscarried, he recapitulates the content of his initial letter and supplies and includes further observations he has made regarding Carr's condition.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2389 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1444 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 4 January 1784 |
| 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 Alexander Kellock, concerning the case of Mr Watson Carr. As Kellock fears Cullen's reply has miscarried, he recapitulates the content of his initial letter and supplies and includes further observations he has made regarding Carr's condition. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1570] |
Case of Mr Watson Carr who has asthma. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2995] | Author | Dr Alexander Kellock |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3801] | Patient | Mr Watson Carr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2995] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Kellock |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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On friday morning I wrote you concerning
Mr Watson Carr and at the same time enclosed a fee
Apprehending from not having any answer that
my letter has miscarried and at the same time not
having been so particular as I could have wished being
hurried when I wrote I take the liberty of writing to
you now with a view not only to recapitulate what
I formerly mentioned but also to take notice of such
other circumstances attending his complaint as have
occurred to me either before or since. In the
first place I observed that his cough which had
Doctor Cullen
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threatened suffocation was some what relieved by the
blistering and that the difficulty of breathing still
continued especially during the night with a fre¬
quency of pulse and some heat and thirst -- Since
thursday evening the heat and thirst have entirely gone
off and the Paroxysms have observed a more regular
period of accession at present they attack every
other night about twelve and continue till towards
the morning and some times till ten next day
during the paroxysm there is neither cough nor
expectoration but a considerable suffusion of the
face and the fit is generally terminated by the
expectorations of a viscid mucus which as I formerly
observed was scarcely soluble in water My
treatment of the disease has been a perseverance
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in the use of neutral salts and on the receipt of
your letter I again had recourse to antimony Twelve
grains of Tartar Emetic was given in the space of
eighteen hours without producing the least nausea
or in the smallest degree encreasing the excretion.
Opiates occasioned delirium and the mixture agree¬
able to your prescriptions brought on fever I
was therefor obliged to discontinue them. Blisters
and Emolient Glysters are the only efficacious re¬
medies and I am continuing their use and if he
is at any time restless I shall again try Opium
but will expect to have an answer to this by the
return of post.
I have the honour to be
your obliged humble servant
Berwick
Sunday evening January 4th 1784
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Mr. Watson Carr
January 1784
V. XV. p. 369
Diplomatic Text
On friday morning I wrote you concerning
Mr Watson Carr and at the same time enclosed a fee
Apprehending from not having any answer that
my letter has miscarried and at the same time not
having been so particular as I could have wished being
hurried when I wrote I take the liberty of writing to
you now with a view not only to recapitulate what
I formerly mentioned but also to take notice of such
other circumstances attending his complaint as have
occurred to me either before or since. In the
first place I observed that his cough which had
Doctor Cullen
[Page 2]
threatened suffocation was some what relieved by the
blistering and that the difficulty of breathing still
continued especially during the night with a fre¬
quency of pulse and some heat and thirst -- Since
thursday evening the heat and thirst have entirely gone
off and the Paroxysms have observed a more regular
period of accession at present they attack every
other night about twelve and continue till towards
the morning and some times till ten next day
during the paroxysm there is neither cough nor
expectoration but a considerable suffusion of the
face and the fit is generally terminated by the
expectorations of a viscid mucus which as I formerly
observed was scarcely soluble in water My
treatment of the disease has been a perseverance
[Page 3]
in the use of neutral salts and on the receipt of
your letter I again had recourse to antimony Twelve
grains of Tartar Emetic was given in the space of
eighteen hours without producing the least nausea
or in the smallest degree encreasing the excretion.
Opiates occasioned delirium and the mixture agree¬
able to your prescriptions brought on fever I
was therefor obliged to discontinue them. Blisters
and Emolient Glysters are the only efficacious re¬
medies and I am continuing their use and if he
is at any time restless I shall again try Opium
but will expect to have an answer to this by the
return of post.
I have the honour to be
your obliged humble servt
Berwick
Sunday evening Jany 4th 1784
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✍
Mr. Watson Carr
Jany 1784
V. XV. p. 369
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