The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4779] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Campbell (of Wellwood) / Regarding: Lady Mary Lindsay (Lindsay Crawford; later, of Crawford Priory and Kilbirnie.) (Patient) / 3 February 1784 / (Outgoing)
Reply, to John Campbell. Date and internal evidence suggest this is the reply to John Campbell concerning Lady Mary Lindsay and her inflammatory condition. Cullen is pleased Campbell agrees with him regarding the nature of the case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4779 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/16/183 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 3 February 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, to John Campbell. Date and internal evidence suggest this is the reply to John Campbell concerning Lady Mary Lindsay and her inflammatory condition. Cullen is pleased Campbell agrees with him regarding the nature of the case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1746] |
Case of Lady Mary Lindsay, who has a kidney and urinary disorder, as reported by Dr John Campbell. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1586] | Addressee | Dr John Campbell (of Wellwood) |
| [PERS ID:5090] | Patient | Lady Mary Lindsay (Lindsay Crawford; later, of Crawford Priory and Kilbirnie.) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1586] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Campbell (of Wellwood) |
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 | Ayr (Air) | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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I am very glad to have your opinion and I am
much obliged to you for giving it especially as it coincides
so very nearly with my own notions though I think that
spasm takes place I agree with you that it is rather
as an effect than a cause and you must perceive from
the whole tenor of my advice that the inflammatory
affection was chiefly in my view. The only doubt of
this that can arise is from my advising the opiate
but even upon the supposition of inflammation every
Practitioner would not object to this and when
the violence of inflammation is abated by the employ¬
ment of remedies suited to that purpose I can
have no doubt of the trial of an opiate's being very
[proper.?] I am however so much in the notion of the
inflammatory nature of this Case that I cannot
advise the {illeg} or a trial of cold water your
{illeg}
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apply and considering the place where it is to be applied
covered with the common teguments of great sensibility
and the time at which the application might be possibly
required at the approach of menstruation I think
the practice might be hazardous. I think the large
use of the bark might also be so but a watery infusion
as proposed in my last may be very safe. I hope
the Decoction advised in my last cannot be very
stimulant but if you should have any suspicion of
its being so you can let it alone. I am always with
great regard
Dear Dr.
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinburgh 3d. February
1784
Diplomatic Text
I am very glad to have your opinion and I am
much obliged to you for giving it especially as it coincides
so very nearly with my own notions though I think that
spasm takes place I agree with you that it is rather
as an effect than a cause and you must perceive from
the whole tenor of my advice that the inflammatory
affection was chiefly in my view. The only doubt of
this that can arise is from my advising the opiate
but even upon the supposition of inflammation every
Practitioner would not object to this and when
the violence of inflammation is abated by the employ¬
ment of remedies suited to that purpose I can
have no doubt of the trial of an opiate's being very
[proper.?] I am however so much in the notion of the
inflammatory nature of this Case that I cannot
advise the {illeg} or a trial of cold water your
{illeg}
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apply and considering the place where it is to be applied
covered with the common teguments of great sensibility
and the time at which the application might be possibly
required at the approach of menstruation I think
the practice might be hazardous. I think the large
use of the bark might also be so but a watery infusion
as proposed in my last may be very safe. I hope
the Decoction advised in my last cannot be very
stimulant but if you should have any suspicion of
its being so you can let it alone. I am always with
great regard
Dear Dr.
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinr. 3d. Febry.
1784
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