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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:2471] From: Mr Andrew Syme (Sym) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Andrew Syme (Sym) (Patient) / 14 June 1784 / (Incoming)

Letter from Andrew Sym, concerning his own case.

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FieldData
DOC ID 2471
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/1524
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date14 June 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 Andrew Sym, concerning his own case.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1689]
Case of Andrew Syme who suffers from pain in his head.
8


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:5452]AuthorMr Andrew Syme (Sym)
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:5452]PatientMr Andrew Syme (Sym)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:175]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Hamilton (in Glasgow)

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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

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Sir


Agreeable to Your Directions, Mr Hamilton put a Blister on
my head
Saturday last, On Sunday Morning drest it And put on the
blister
Again, I found no UnEasyness from it Neither on Saturday Night
or Monday (↑Sunday↑) Night, but on Monday Night did Not Sleep one Minute
keept it Still on Tuesday all day till about 8 or 9 at Night it was
Very Uneasy, And was Certain. I would Sleep None that Night, Wanting
Sleep two Nights Sucessively
I thought would be hard on me who am
Now far Advancd in Years, I Sent for Mr Hamilton who took off the
Blister
And he put on Something Els which he Said would Give me
No Uneasyness, but there was Still So much of the Effects of the Blister
left that I had no Sleep that Night, this was 2 nights together And
on the Wednesday Night I Sleept None till about 6 in the Morning when
I fell into a Slumber about An hour, but was No way refresh'd by it
So that I have all this Week been much out of Order, which I am
apt to think is for want of Rest. The Disorder in my head Still
Continues As I wrote You in my last, if there is Any thing Els Can
be done to Remove it be So Good As Write Mr Hamilton, I am Not
Confin'd to my bed nor do I think I am feverish, but feel my Self very
Weak
, Please Advise me if this Comes to Your hand, And if You Think
Rideing would do me Any Service I am


Sir
Your Most humble Servant
Andw. Sym
Glasgow 11th June 1784

I am Rather better as to the Pyles




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Doctr.
William Cullen
Edinburgh


Dr William Cullen

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Sr


Agreeable to Your Directions, Mr Hamilton put a Blister on
my head
Saturday last, On Sunday Morning drest it And put on the
blister
Again, I found no UnEasyness from it Neither on Saturday Night
or Monday (↑Sunday↑) Night, but on Monday Night did Not Sleep one Minute
keept it Still on Tuesday all day till about 8 or 9 at Night it was
Very Uneasy, And was Certain. I would Sleep None that Night, Wanting
Sleep two Nights Sucessively
I thought would be hard on me who am
Now far Advancd in Years, I Sent for Mr Hamilton who took off the
Blister
And he put on Something Els which he Said would Give me
No Uneasyness, but there was Still So much of the Effects of the Blister
left that I had no Sleep that Night, this was 2 nights together And
on the Wednesday Night I Sleept None till about 6 in the Morning when
I fell into a Slumber about An hour, but was No way refresh'd by it
So that I have all this Week been much out of Order, which I am
apt to think is for want of Rest. The Disorder in my head Still
Continues As I wrote You in my last, if there is Any thing Els Can
be done to Remove it be So Good As Write Mr Hamilton, I am Not
Confin'd to my bed nor do I think I am feverish, but feel my Self very
Weak
, Please Advise me if this Comes to Your hand, And if You Think
Rideing would do me Any Service I am


Sr
Your Mo: humll: Servtt:
Andw. Sym
Glasgow 11th June 1784

I am Rather better as to the Pyles




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Doctr.
William Cullen
Edinb.


Dr William Cullen

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