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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4885] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr James Hamilton / Regarding: Captain Steele (Steel) (Patient) / 22 July 1784 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'Capt. Steele'. Bleeding the patient is to be left to Hamilton's discretion: 'I hope a low diet and your cooling medicines will set every thing to right very soon'.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 4885
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/17/81
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date22 July 1784
Annotation None
TypeMachine scribal copy
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, 'Capt. Steele'. Bleeding the patient is to be left to Hamilton's discretion: 'I hope a low diet and your cooling medicines will set every thing to right very soon'.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1004]
Case of Captain Steele who has had a painful fever and problems breathing.
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People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:812]AddresseeDr James Hamilton
[PERS ID:3113]PatientCaptain Steele (Steel)
[PERS ID:812]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr James Hamilton
[PERS ID:3553]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Dunbar Borders Scotland Europe inferred

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Capt. Steele
Dear Dr.


I find Capt. Steele a very {illeg} a delica¬
[te] {illeg} [supposed?] and if he {illeg} to {illeg} & {illeg} [of?] anxiety
to be in the Country I should have made another blooding
as you have properly done
, though I [assure?] you that
his Surgeon gave me such accounts of his Constitution
as to make me think him not fit to bear a great
deal in that way. This however must be governed
by circumstances and therefore left very much to
your discretion. I hope a low diet and your cooling
medicines
will set every thing to right very soon
If he can take care to avoid cold and will take
his exercise on horseback very moderately I think
it may be allowed but walking except in the very
gentlest manner I hold in all breast complaints to
be very hazardous. With Compliments to him & best wishes
to you

I am as always Dear Dr. your most obedient servant
William Cullen –
Edinburgh 22d. July 1784

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Capt. Steele
Dear Dr.


I find Capt. Steele a very {illeg} a delica¬
[te] {illeg} [supposed?] and if he {illeg} to {illeg} & {illeg} [of?] anxiety
to be in the Country I should have made another blooding
as you have properly done
, though I [assure?] you that
his Surgeon gave me such accounts of his Constitution
as to make me think him not fit to bear a great
deal in that way. This however must be governed
by circumstances and therefore left very much to
your discretion. I hope a low diet and your cooling
medicines
will set every thing to right very soon
If he can take care to avoid cold and will take
his exercise on horseback very moderately I think
it may be allowed but walking except in the very
gentlest manner I hold in all breast complaints to
be very hazardous. With Compliments to him & best wishes
to you

I am as always Dear Dr. your most obedient servant
William Cullen –
Edinr. 22d. July 1784

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