The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3320] From: Mr Baillie (of Dochfour) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Baillie (of Dochfour) (Patient) / 22 March 1788 / (Incoming)
Journal paper by Mr. Baillie of Dochfour, recording his wife's epileptic fits, medicines and general health from 20 February, including their journey south to consult Cullen and Munro in Edinburgh. Enclosed in Doc ID 3319.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3320 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2216b |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 22 March 1788 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Journal paper by Mr. Baillie of Dochfour, recording his wife's epileptic fits, medicines and general health from 20 February, including their journey south to consult Cullen and Munro in Edinburgh. Enclosed in Doc ID 3319. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2186] |
Case of Mrs Baillie of Dochfour, whose condition is 'very purely Epileptic'. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:5479] | Author | Mr Baillie (of Dochfour) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5480] | Patient | Mrs Baillie (of Dochfour) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:89] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) |
| [PERS ID:5479] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Baillie (of Dochfour) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dunn's Hotel, St Andrews Square | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
| Mentioned / Other | Kinross | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Perth | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Queensferry | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Dunn's Hotel, St Andrews Square | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
1788 | | Grains | Drops | Fitts |
February | | Vitriol | Laudanum | Severe | Slight
Wednesday | 20 | 4 | 50 | " | " | A Very good day ––
Thursday | 21 | 4 | 50 | " | " | A Very good Day
Friday | 22 | " | 50 | " |" | Ditto –– The medicine discontinued
Saturday | 23 | " | " | " | " | A Very good day
Sunday | 24 | " | " | " | " | A Very good Day
Monday | 25 | " | 50 | 3 | " | Very Sick, & a Violent head ache threw ↓up a deal of Bile↓
Tuesday | 26 | " | " | " | 1 | Uneasy all day, better in the Evening
Wednesday | 27 | " | " | " | 1 | Very well all day, & slept well
Thursday | 28 | " | " | " | 1 | Ditto –––– Ditto.
Friday | 29 | " | " | " | " | Ditto –––– Ditto
March | 1 | " | " | " | " | Ditto –––– Ditto
Sunday | 2 | " | " | " | 1 | Ditto ––- untill bedtime slept ill
Monday | 3 | " | 50 | 1 | 2 | Very uneasy, & complained of head ache.
Tuesday | 4 | " | " | " | " | Pretty well all day, & slept well
Wednesday | 5 | " | " | " | " | A good Day –– had a Cramp in the Evening
Thursady | 6 | " | " | " | " | Ditto. –– Complained of a Pain in her side
Friday | 7 | " | " | " | " | Ditto. ––
Saturday | 8 | " | 50 | " | " | Ditto
Sunday | 9 | " | 50 | " | 1 | Ditto. a slight fit in bed ––
Monday | 10 | " | " | " | " | Ditto
Tuesday | 11 | " | " | " | " | Ditto.
Wednesday | 12 | " | 40 | 2 | " | Very Uneasy & a head ache afternoon
Thursday | 13 | " | " | " | " | A Very good Day
Friday | 14 | " | " | " | " | A Very good Day
Saturday | 15 | " | " | " | 2 | Pretty well, 'tho She had two slight fitts ––
Sunday | 16 | " | " | " | 1 | A Very good day on the whole ↓began The Nervous Pills & Tincture↓ at Night
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NB. Last Night Dr. Cullen & Munro's Nervous Pills & Tincture was begun
| Fitts |
Monday –– 17 | " | " | Very well all this Day. Set out on the Journey South
Tuesday –– 18 | " | " | Very well all this Day ––
Wednesday 19 | " | " | Very well all this Day
Thursday. 20 | " | 1 | She continued well all Day –– She discovered Menstruation about noon.
& after she went to Bed she had a smart slight fitt.
Friday –– 21 | 1 | 4 | At Two oClock in the morning She had a severe fit. She
slept for Three hours after it –– [From?] ½ Past 5oClock, at Perth
& at 9 oClock, Nigh Kinross, had a slight fitt in the
Chaise –– About 1oClock, She had another in the Chaise
At 3 oClock, another on the water at Queensferry –– & another
at Table after supper at Dunn's –– All these slight
fitts were severe of their kind, and on the whole
has been very severe on her, altho it must be
observed that they neither occasioned head ache, nor
that Languid Stupidity that many of the former ones
produced ––
Saturday –– | | | She has had one severe slight fit this morning about 9 oClock
Diplomatic Text
1788 | | Grains | Drops | Fitts |
February | | Vitriol | Laud | Severe | Slight
Wednesday | 20 | 4 | 50 | " | " | A Very good day ––
Thursday | 21 | 4 | 50 | " | " | A Very good Day
Friday | 22 | " | 50 | " |" | Ditto –– The medicine discontinued
Saturday | 23 | " | " | " | " | A Very good day
Sunday | 24 | " | " | " | " | A Very good Day
Monday | 25 | " | 50 | 3 | " | Very Sick, & a Violent head ache threw ↓up a deal of Bile↓
Tuesday | 26 | " | " | " | 1 | Uneasy all day, better in the Evening
Wednesday | 27 | " | " | " | 1 | Very well all day, & slept well
Thursday | 28 | " | " | " | 1 | Ditto –––– Ditto.
Friday | 29 | " | " | " | " | Ditto –––– Ditto
March | 1 | " | " | " | " | Ditto –––– Ditto
Sunday | 2 | " | " | " | 1 | Ditto ––- untill bedtime slept ill
Monday | 3 | " | 50 | 1 | 2 | Very uneasy, & complained of head ache.
Tuesday | 4 | " | " | " | " | Pretty well all day, & slept well
Wednesday | 5 | " | " | " | " | A good Day –– had a Cramp in the Eveng
Thursady | 6 | " | " | " | " | Ditto. –– Complained of a Pain in her side
Friday | 7 | " | " | " | " | Ditto. ––
Saturday | 8 | " | 50 | " | " | Ditto
Sunday | 9 | " | 50 | " | 1 | Ditto. a slight fit in bed ––
Monday | 10 | " | " | " | " | Ditto
Tuesday | 11 | " | " | " | " | Ditto.
Wednesday | 12 | " | 40 | 2 | " | Very Uneasy & a head ache afternoon
Thursday | 13 | " | " | " | " | A Very good Day
Friday | 14 | " | " | " | " | A Very good Day
Saturday | 15 | " | " | " | 2 | Pretty well, 'tho She had two slight fitts ––
Sunday | 16 | " | " | " | 1 | A Very good day on the whole ↓began The Nervous Pills & Tincture↓ at Night
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NB. Last Night Dr. Cullen & Munro's Nervous Pills & Tincture was begun
| Fitts |
Monday –– 17 | " | " | Very well all this Day. Set out on the Journey South
Tuesday –– 18 | " | " | Very well all this Day ––
Wednesday 19 | " | " | Very well all this Day
Thursday. 20 | " | 1 | She continued well all Day –– She discovered M––n. about noon.
& after she went to Bed she had a smart slight fitt.
Friday –– 21 | 1 | 4 | At Two oClock in the morning She had a severe fit. She
slept for Three hours after it –– [Fm?] ½ Past 5oClock, at Perth
& at 9 oClock, Nigh Kinross, had a slight fitt in the
Chaise –– About 1oClock, She had another in the Chaise
At 3 oClock, another on the water at Qs.ferry –– & another
at Table after supper at Dunn's –– All these slight
fitts were severe of their kind, and on the whole
has been very severe on her, altho it must be
observed that they neither occasioned head ache, nor
that Languid Stupidity that many of the former ones
produced ––
Saturday –– | | | She has had one severe slight fit this morning about 9 oClock
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