The Cullen Project | [ID:3488] From: Mr John Goodsir / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Bethune (Lindsay) (Lindsay of Wormiston; after 1782, Bethune of Kilconquhar/Balfour) (Patient) / 30 March 1789 / (Incoming)

[ID:3488] From: Mr John Goodsir / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Bethune (Lindsay) (Lindsay of Wormiston; after 1782, Bethune of Kilconquhar/Balfour) (Patient) / 30 March 1789 / (Incoming)

Letter from John Goodsir to William and Henry Cullen, concerning the case of Mr Bethune and how he is responding to treatment with the electuary and squills prescribed.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	3488
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/2379
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	30 March 1789
Annotation	None
Type	Authorial original
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
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Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Letter from John Goodsir to William and Henry Cullen, concerning the case of Mr Bethune and how he is responding to treatment with the electuary and squills prescribed.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	Yes

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:196]	Case of John (Lindsay) Bethune of Kilconquhar, being reported almost daily by his surgeon John Goodsir.	24

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1301]	Author	Mr John Goodsir
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:464]	Patient	Mr John Bethune (Lindsay of Wormiston; after 1782, Bethune of Kilconquhar/Balfour)
[PERS ID:1301]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Mr John Goodsir
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:544]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" )
[PERS ID:544]	Supplemental Addressee	Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" )

Places linked to this document

Role in document	Specific Place	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Kilconquhar House	Kilconquhar	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter	The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place of Handstamp		Colinsburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Kilconquhar March 31st 1789
Tuesday Morning 11 oClock

Dear Gentlemen

I was favoured with
your last of the 27th Current on Saturday-

Last report of Mr. Bethunes case was on Saturday
morning. At that time he got the Electuary
which operated copiously & more freely than it
had done for some days before produced Six or Eight
watery stools. Towards Evening his Bowels became
a little foetid was sick & reached a little, not¬
withstanding passd rather a better night than
He had done for some nights before, in Every
other respect the same as mentiond in the
Forenoons report- Sunday morning a little
degree of gripes & sickness returnd, but did not
continue, all the other Symptomes much the
same as in Saturdays report, took an Airing

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at midday bore it well- Took no Medicine
this day still did not sleep well thro the
night- Monday Morning got a diminished
dose of the Electuary near two hours after her
took it was sick & threw up a little it however
produced 3 or 4 copious watery stools without
pain or fatigue free & easy in the Afternoon and
Evening. Got a Squill Pill at Bedtime. This
Evening also from the Cough & difficulty of Breath¬
ing upon the whole these five or six day being
more frequent thought it warrantable to apply
a Blister upon the Sternum/ did not sleep
much thro the night but lay more still than
some nights before- This morning Tuesday
pritty free & easy except some pain from the Blister
& some degree of ↑Cough &↑ short Breathing

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Upon the whole since Saturdays report
Urine rather upon the increase nearly pro¬
portionable to what liquid he takes, No
Drought- Apetite much the same, Sleeps ill
in the night.- Strength & Spirits as before.
Countenance continues to look better, Pulse
generally from 96-100 & 104, Odematous swelling
on the Limbs still decreasing. Are well [rubbd]
with the hand morning & Evening. Is strong
injoind to take Exercise with in fatigue which
he does pritty regularly