The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3690] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Governor John Wood (of the Isle of Man) (Patient) / 23 March 1774 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Governor Wood', approving of the measures he is taking and offering further guidance on phlebotomy and other treatments.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3690 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/4/15 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 23 March 1774 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Governor Wood', approving of the measures he is taking and offering further guidance on phlebotomy and other treatments. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:187] |
Case of Governor John Wood of the Isle of Man who reports that 'the Diziness and cloudiness in my head is much abated' and who is given a formal regimen to counteract his stopped perspiration. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1348] | Patient | Governor John Wood (of the Isle of Man) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Isle of Man | England | Europe | inferred |
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For Governor Wood
It will give me very great pleasure to find that
I can be of service to you or any of fathers family. I hope
you are realy better & in a safer way than you was, but you
have been for some weeks past & still are at a trying season,
and you must not give up your attention for some time
Some part of it in my opinion should be continued for life
I am certain you have done right in putting in
the pea Issue and I beg you may continue it with patience
Tho your eruption has ceased you must not trust to
your perspiration's being full enough till the season is
a good deal farther advanced and therefore I would have
you still continue your Evening draught; but as you
never felt it on your Stomach I suspect you have never
increased the dose very much. It has no other limits
but that of disposing to vomit and to that length or
of its giving a little sickness I think you should go.
I suppose that as your evenings are much cooler than
some time ago you much less sweat in the mornings &
therefore I shall not think it necessary for you to con¬
tinue your morning draughts. You say nothing about
the state of your belly & therefore I suppose that either
by nature or medecine is it regular & your safety requires
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that it should very constantly be so. I have now
but one other advice to offer & that is, as your
giddiness and cloudiness is liable to return at this
season, if it does so in any degree you may be the
better of for having some ounces of blood taken from
your temples either by Cupping or Leeches. - I prefer
the first if it can be done properly.
Diplomatic Text
For Governor Wood
It will give me very great pleasure to find that
I can be of service to you or any of fathers family. I hope
you are realy better & in a safer way than you was, but you
have been for some weeks past & still are at a trying season,
and you must not give up your attention for some time
Some part of it in my opinion should be continued for life
I am certain you have done right in putting in
the pea Issue and I beg you may continue it with patience
Tho your eruption has ceased you must not trust to
your perspiration's being full enough till the season is
a good deal farther advanced and therefore I would have
you still continue your Evening draught; but as you
never felt it on your Stomach I suspect you have never
increased the dose very much. It has no other limits
but that of disposing to vomit and to that length or
of its giving a little sickness I think you should go.
I suppose that as your evenings are much cooler than
some time ago you much less sweat in the mornings &
therefore I shall not think it necessary for you to con¬
tinue your morning draughts. You say nothing about
the state of your belly & therefore I suppose that either
by nature or medecine is it regular & your safety requires
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that it should very constantly be so. I have now
but one other advice to offer & that is, as your
giddiness and cloudiness is liable to return at this
season, if it does so in any degree you may be the
better of for having some ounces of blood taken from
your temples either by Cupping or Leeches. - I prefer
the first if it can be done properly.
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