The Cullen Project | [ID:4095] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / Regarding: Mr James Brown (Browne, Broune) (of Kilmarnock) (Patient) / 14 July 1777? / (Outgoing)

[ID:4095] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / Regarding: Mr James Brown (Browne, Broune) (of Kilmarnock) (Patient) / 14 July 1777? / (Outgoing)

Reply to 'Dr Stevenson C[oncerning] Mr James Brown'.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	4095
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/1/9/68
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Outgoing
Date	14 July 1777?
Annotation	None
Type	Authorial original
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
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Case Note	No
Summary	Reply to 'Dr Stevenson C[oncerning] Mr James Brown'.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:560]	Case of Mr James Brown whose disorder of his 'breast' is mending but has a 'glimmering' in his eye and is given a regimen.	7

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1]	Author	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:563]	Addressee	Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn )
[PERS ID:2016]	Patient	Mr James Brown (Browne, Broune) (of Kilmarnock)
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2023]	Other	Provost Cochran

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Role in document	Specific Place	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Taymouth Castle / Taymouth	Kenmore	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Mentioned / Other					Europe	certain

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Dr Stevenson Concerning Mr James Brown

With sizy blood & a little [more?] {illeg}, in the
frequency of his Pulse I think the bleedings may
be ne↑2↑cessary & were ↑12↑ necessary. ¹ The keeping the
Belly open with gentle laxatives, proper both in
General and from his particular constitution
seems extremely proper. His diet must be not
only cooling but sparing & I think at this season
he may live on strawberries & bread ↑almost↑ alone. The
avoiding speaking or any bodily motion is abso¬
lutely necessary but I should be in no fear of the
carriage if he can have it without bodily motion
& on smooth road. Water & pretty cold water
I take to be the most proper drink, & cold air
is still more necessary. You can hardly get it
cold enough at present. The Vitriolic Acid may
certainly be used freely & if the red spitting should
increase or even continue I would give a little
alum perhaps five grains or more every five
hours. I conceive that Provost Cochran's death ²
leaves him capable & free to take any measures
that may be advised but I can take no advantage
of that as our own climate is at this Season
better than any in Europe & we shall have
time enough to advise for the winter.

Taymouth. 14.th July

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1: The numbers added above the line here are obscure.

2: Allusion obscure. An Andrew Cochran was Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1760-62, but this may refer to an office-holder of another city.

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Dr Stevenson C. Mr James Brown

Taymouth. 14.th July

Notes:

1: The numbers added above the line here are obscure.

2: Allusion obscure. An Andrew Cochran was Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1760-62, but this may refer to an office-holder of another city.

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