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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

FieldData
DOC ID 2389
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/1444
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date4 January 1784
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial 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 IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:2995]AuthorDr Alexander Kellock
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3801]PatientMr Watson Carr
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2995]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr Alexander Kellock

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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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Sir


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
Alexander Kellock

Berwick
Sunday evening January 4th 1784



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Mr. Watson Carr
January 1784
V. XV. p. 369

Diplomatic Text

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Sir


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



[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
Alexander Kellock

Berwick
Sunday evening Jany 4th 1784



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Mr. Watson Carr
Jany 1784
V. XV. p. 369

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