The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2573] From: Mr John McKie (Junior) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs McKie (Patient) / 10 March 1785 / (Incoming)
Letter from John McKie, concerning the case of Mrs McKie.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2573 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1622 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 10 March 1785 |
| 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 McKie, concerning the case of Mrs McKie. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:793] |
Case of Mrs McKie, who in 1781 has had a miscarriage. Correspondence resumes in January 1785 over her cold and cough. |
13 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:114] | Author | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:113] | Patient | Mrs McKie |
| [PERS ID:2758] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr McKie |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:114] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:2758] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr McKie |
| [PERS ID:114] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr John McKie (Junior) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Stranraer | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Stranraer | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Dear Sir
I was duly favoured with yours of 23rd. Ultimo
with your further directions & prescription for Mrs. McKie
she has been taking the pills for some time they sit
perfectly easy upon her stomach & altho the cough
still continues to be very severe accompained with
empty reachings yet I think upon the whole
she is better, she is much freer from sickness
than she was. Her cough is easiest in the evening
& she generally sleeps pretty well, her pluse
highest in the evening. She sweats very much
during the night. I could wish if you thought
it prudent that something might be ordered
that might lessen it as she complains much
of its being very disagreeable & no doubt
tends to weaken her, she generaly gets up
about miday & then her cough & thirst is
most violent but for the most part gradualy
decreases until bed time when she is pretty
free from both, she drinks nothing but simple
water a little aired or with a toast & her diet
is for the most part milk & bread or milk
with a little porrige
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sometimes a new laid egg to dinner when I first encreased
the dose of pills to two morning & evening I was much
alarmed when I observed soon after her taking them
that her face & arms broke out in larg red
spots, her under lip swelled to a great size
her tongue much swelled & she in an instant
became so hoarse that she could not speak
but without any sickness or uneasy sensation
I however lessend the quantity to one at a time
dor some days & now she takes one & a half a
without any of the above effects & toomorrow
I intend to give her two, I shall be glad to
hear from you so soon as you can & if
you can order something to mitigate the
excessive sweating with any other directions
you may think proper, I have made her put
on a flannell shift next her skin shall be
glad to know if you approve of it
when the cough is very troublesome she thinks
herself the better of a mixture ordered by my
Brother consisting of muc. Gum. Arab: Syr Limon
& few drops Liq Laud: do you approve of it?
I am Dear Sir
Your most humble Servant
John McKie Jun.
Stranraer 10.th of
March 1785
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Dr William Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr. John McKie
March 1785
V. XVI p.333.
Diplomatic Text
Dear Sir
I was duly favoured with yours of 23rd. Ulto.
with your further directions & prescription for Mrs. McKie
she has been taking the pills for some time they sit
perfectly easy upon her stomach & altho the cough
still continues to be very severe accompained with
empty reachings yet I think upon the whole
she is better, she is much freer from sickness
than she was. Her cough is easiest in the evening
& she generally sleeps pretty well, her pluse
highest in the evening. She sweats very much
during the night. I could wish if you thought
it prudent that something might be ordered
that might lessen it as she complains much
of its being very disagreeable & no doubt
tends to weaken her, she generaly gets up
about miday & then her cough & thirst is
most violent but for the most part gradualy
decreases until bed time when she is pretty
free from both, she drinks nothing but simple
water a little aired or with a toast & her diet
is for the most part milk & bread or milk
with a little porrige
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sometimes a new laid egg to dinner when I first encreased
the dose of pills to two morning & evening I was much
alarmed when I observed soon after her taking them
that her face & arms broke out in larg red
spots, her under lip swelled to a great size
her tongue much swelled & she in an instant
became so hoarse that she could not speak
but without any sickness or uneasy sensation
I however lessend the quantity to one at a time
dor some days & now she takes one & a half a
without any of the above effects & toomorrow
I intend to give her two, I shall be glad to
hear from you so soon as you can & if
you can order something to mitigate the
excessive sweating with any other directions
you may think proper, I have made her put
on a flannell shift next her skin shall be
glad to know if you approve of it
when the cough is very troublesome she thinks
herself the better of a mixture ordered by my
Brother consisting of muc. Gum. Arab: Syr Limon
& few drops Liq Laud: do you approve of it?
I am Dear Sir
Your mo: hume Ser.t
John McKie Jun.
Stran.r 10.th of
Mar. 1785
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Dr William Cullen
Edinburgh
Mr. John McKie
March 1785
V. XVI p.333.
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