The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3831] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Lord Charles Cathcart (Lord Cathcart) / Regarding: Lord Charles Cathcart (Lord Cathcart) (Patient) / 13 June 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Lord Cathcart'. The patient's cough seems to have improved. Cullen blames the quantity of milk for Cathcart's lack of appetite and recommends a vomit; tincture of the bark also recommended.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3831 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/52 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 13 June 1776 |
| 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, 'Lord Cathcart'. The patient's cough seems to have improved. Cullen blames the quantity of milk for Cathcart's lack of appetite and recommends a vomit; tincture of the bark also recommended. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:717] |
Case of Lord Cathcart who has a cough with possible diabetes and who sends Cullen a theoretically informed account of the cause of his own symptoms. |
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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:628] | Addressee | Lord Charles Cathcart (Lord Cathcart) |
| [PERS ID:628] | Patient | Lord Charles Cathcart (Lord Cathcart) |
| [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 | Schaw Park | Sauchie | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Lord Cathcart
I have the honour of your Lordship's of yesterday &
am happy to find there is no occasion for any further discus¬
sion of the subject of your former Letter. I had hopes that this
would be the Case and I think it of more consequence still
that the Cough has given way so far as to relieve from any
uneasy posture during the night and to allow of so much
quiet sleep. In this train I hope everything shall go well.
I am sorry to find the appetite for dinner not so good as
before, but Impute it to the milk which after repetition
in such quantity is not so easily digested as at first and I am of
opinion that your Lordship must either take a gentle vomit, if you
vomit with any tolerable ease or if you do not you must
diminish for some days the quantity of your milk and I think
your noon and afternoon doses are the most fit to be omitted.
In the mean time I believe your Lordship is so free of fever, that you
may safely take a dose of the Tincture of the bark before
dinner instead of the infusion, but I would have the Tincture
diluted a little & I think the best way will be to take
the Spoonfull of Tincture with one or two spoonfulls
of the Infusion. &c &c
Diplomatic Text
Lord Cathcart
I have the honour of your Lds of yesty &
am happy to find there is no occasion for any further discus¬
sion of the subject of your former Letter. I had hopes that this
would be the Case and I think it of more consequence still
that the Cough has given way so far as to relieve from any
uneasy posture during the night and to allow of so much
quiet sleep. In this train I hope everything shall go well.
I am sorry to find the appetite for dinner not so good as
before, but Impute it to the milk which after repetition
in such qty is not so easily digested as at first and I am of
opinion that your Lds must either take a gentle vomit, if you
vomit with any tolerable ease or if you do not you must
diminish for some days the qty of your milk and I think
your noon and afternoon doses are the most fit to be omitted.
In the mean time I believe your Lds is so free of fever, that you
may safely take a dose of the Tincture of the bark before
dinner instead of the infusion, but I would have the Tincture
diluted a little & I think the best way will be to take
the Spoonfull of Tincture with one or two spoonfulls
of the Infusion. &c &c
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