The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4628] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Blackwell / Regarding: Mr Blackwell (Patient) / 8 May 1783 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Blackwell'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4628 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/16/33 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 8 May 1783 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Mr Blackwell' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1571] |
Case of Mr Blackwell whose is advised on using electicity and warm bathing to ease a weak leg. |
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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:3097] | Addressee | Mr Blackwell |
| [PERS ID:3097] | Patient | Mr Blackwell |
| [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 |
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Mr Blackwell
I have received yours of yesterday and shall
remove your difficulties as well as I can.
You may receive the Electrical shocks in the
manner I propose without being insulated and what
I further mean is that after receiving the shocks in
any situation the most agreeable to you you should
then get into the Chair with glass feet and in which
the Electrical matter may be thrown round and
accumulated over your whole body that while by
the chair from the Conductor attached to your Chair
or some part of yourself the machine is kept constantly
working and powring in the matter that may be at the
same time be constantly drawing off by a fine Point
brought near to your foot.
I did not miss to observe that in July 1781 you
tried a Chaise and seemingly with a bad effect as your
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limb became red and the strained part became swelled
and pained but I was not diverted from my purpose
by this because I am ready to believe that if you had
persisted in the same exercise these symptoms might
have gone off and because I hope your limb is now
in a better condition to bear exercise than it was then
and especially when you shall have more freedom in
the choosing the Posture of your limb in the Open Chaise
I advise than in the close one which I suspect you
then employed. I advise you therefore to try it but by
all means try it by degrees and before you are at the
expense of the Carriage and horse I think it is possible
for you to get an Open Chaise to borrow or Hyre in
which you may make the proper trial only minding
that some perseverance is necessary in all the trials
you make. I am with great regard,
Sir,
your most Obedient Servant
Edinburgh 8th. May
1783
Diplomatic Text
Mr Blackwell
I have received yours of yesterday and shall
remove your difficulties as well as I can.
You may receive the Electrical shocks in the
manner I propose without being insulated and what
I further mean is that after receiving the shocks in
any situation the most agreeable to you you should
then get into the Chair with glass feet and in which
the Electrical matter may be thrown round and
accumulated over your whole body that while by
the chair from the Conductor attached to your Chair
or some part of yourself the machine is kept constantly
working and powring in the matter that may be at the
same time be constantly drawing off by a fine Point
brought near to your foot.
I did not miss to observe that in July 1781 you
tried a Chaise and seemingly with a bad effect as your
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limb became red and the strained part became swelled
and pained but I was not diverted from my purpose
by this because I am ready to believe that if you had
persisted in the same exercise these symptoms might
have gone off and because I hope your limb is now
in a better condition to bear exercise than it was then
and especially when you shall have more freedom in
the choosing the Posture of your limb in the Open Chaise
I advise than in the close one which I suspect you
then employed. I advise you therefore to try it but by
all means try it by degrees and before you are at the
expense of the Carriage and horse I think it is possible
for you to get an Open Chaise to borrow or Hyre in
which you may make the proper trial only minding
that some perseverance is necessary in all the trials
you make. I am with great regard,
Sir,
your most Obedient Servant
Edinr. 8th. May
1783
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