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

 

[ID:4987] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr William Hamilton (in Glasgow) / Regarding: Mr Muir (Patient) / 22 February 1785 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'Mr Muir'; Cullen is pleased to find him 'so much recovered after so bad a winter'.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 4987
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/17/181
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date22 February 1785
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, 'Mr Muir'; Cullen is pleased to find him 'so much recovered after so bad a winter'.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:701]
Case of Mr Muir, a wine-merchant, who experiences strange sensations when entering his cellar, becomes melancholy and can barely be roused to move or speak; having recovered he considers removing to a warmer climate in the East or West Indies.
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People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:175]AddresseeDr William Hamilton (in Glasgow)
[PERS ID:2738]PatientMr Muir
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:175]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Hamilton (in Glasgow)

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 Kilmarnock House Glasgow Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred
Therapeutic Recommendation East Indies certain
Therapeutic Recommendation West Indies certain

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Mr. Muir


I am very happy to find Mr. Muir
so much recovered in spite of so bad a Winter. I
hope the only measure necessary for him now
is to keep his Chamber till the Season ad¬
vances to render it fit for him to go to
another Climate. I am very clear that his
Constitution may be mended and his Ailments
removed by his going to either the East or
West Indies and I would prefer the one or
other that may be the most convenient
and suitable to his Schemes in life and
I must say further that the choice of the
one or other is not of so much consequence
as the choice of the place in either of them
and the avoiding the humid and marshy places
that in very warm Climates are so per¬
nicious to the [Husdar Rare?]. Wishing



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him heartly Success both in health and
business I am with great regard


Dear Dr.
Your most Obedient Servant

William Cullen --

Edinburgh 22d. February
1785

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Mr. Muir


I am very happy to find Mr. Muir
so much recovered in spite of so bad a Winter. I
hope the only measure necessary for him now
is to keep his Chamber till the Season ad¬
vances to render it fit for him to go to
another Climate. I am very clear that his
Constitution may be mended and his Ailments
removed by his going to either the East or
West Indies and I would prefer the one or
other that may be the most convenient
and suitable to his Schemes in life and
I must say further that the choice of the
one or other is not of so much consequence
as the choice of the place in either of them
and the avoiding the humid and marshy places
that in very warm Climates are so per¬
nicious to the [Husdar Rare?]. Wishing



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him heartly Success both in health and
business I am with great regard


Dear Dr.
Your most Obedient Servant

William Cullen --

Edr. 22d. Febry.
1785

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