The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4766] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Kellock / Regarding: Mr Watson Carr (Patient) / 6 January 1784 / (Outgoing)
Reply, for Alexander Kellock. Cullen responds to the addendum sent by Kellock concerning Mr Watson Carr. By the time Kellock's addendum came to hand, Cullen's reply had already been posted. Cullen does not find any of the new information provided by Kellock would change the content of his reply, but considers the absence of fever a positive development. The letter is neither addressed to Kellock, nor mentions Carr, but the linked to Mr Carr's case is inferred from corresponding dates and symptoms.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4766 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/16/170 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 6 January 1784 |
| 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, for Alexander Kellock. Cullen responds to the addendum sent by Kellock concerning Mr Watson Carr. By the time Kellock's addendum came to hand, Cullen's reply had already been posted. Cullen does not find any of the new information provided by Kellock would change the content of his reply, but considers the absence of fever a positive development. The letter is neither addressed to Kellock, nor mentions Carr, but the linked to Mr Carr's case is inferred from corresponding dates and symptoms. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1570] |
Case of Mr Watson Carr who has asthma. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2995] | Addressee | Dr Alexander Kellock |
| [PERS ID:3801] | Patient | Mr Watson Carr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2995] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Kellock |
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 | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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I received your letter on Saturday and
had written an answer to it, already sent to the
Post office before I received yours of Sunday Evening,
which has only come to hand this afternoon.
Your further information is very exact and com¬
plete but does not give occasion to change any
thing that you will find in my other letter.
The only thing I find new, and to me very agreeable
is the absence of Fever, and the more distinct appearance
of the disease in fits of Spasmodic Asthma. These fits
are not to be entirely cured, or prevented, but they can
be often relieved, and brought to admit of intervals.
The absence of fever makes me think the use of
antispasmodics as proposed in my other letter, will
be more or less effectual, and the regular fits
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makes me both think these more proper and confirms
me in all I have said in any other letter with respect
to opiates, and upon the whole I hope you will now
go on, with both more clearness and success. Wishing
you heartily the latter I am very sincerely
Dear Doctor
your most obedient servant
Edinburgh January 6th.
1784
Diplomatic Text
I received your letter on Saturday and
had written an answer to it, already sent to the
Post office before I received yours of Sunday Evening,
which has only come to hand this afternoon.
Your further information is very exact and com¬
plete but does not give occasion to change any
thing that you will find in my other letter.
The only thing I find new, and to me very agreeable
is the absence of Fever, and the more distinct appearance
of the disease in fits of Spasmodic Asthma. These fits
are not to be entirely cured, or prevented, but they can
be often relieved, and brought to admit of intervals.
The absence of fever makes me think the use of
antispasmodics as proposed in my other letter, will
be more or less effectual, and the regular fits
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makes me both think these more proper and confirms
me in all I have said in any other letter with respect
to opiates, and upon the whole I hope you will now
go on, with both more clearness and success. Wishing
you heartily the latter I am very sincerely
Dear Doctor
your most obedt servant
Edinr Janry 6th.
1784
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