The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5490] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Alexander Dunlop (Sanders, Saunders) / Regarding: Mr Archibald Campbell (of Succoth) (Patient) / 19 July 1787 / (Outgoing)
Reply for 'Mr Campbell', to his surgeon, Alexander ('Saunders') Dunlop, advising on his continuing treatment. Cullen repeats what he has said in his previous letter, which 'has been prevented by the robbery of the Post from coming to your hand', and concludes: 'if I had not been twenty miles off in the Country yesterday and got no notice of the robbery till late last night I should have written this letter sooner'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5490 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/20/110 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 19 July 1787 |
| 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 'Mr Campbell', to his surgeon, Alexander ('Saunders') Dunlop, advising on his continuing treatment. Cullen repeats what he has said in his previous letter, which 'has been prevented by the robbery of the Post from coming to your hand', and concludes: 'if I had not been twenty miles off in the Country yesterday and got no notice of the robbery till late last night I should have written this letter sooner'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2023] |
Case of Mr Campbell of Succoth, who has a 'movable tumour' on the lower lid of his left eye. |
7 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:591] | Addressee | Mr Alexander Dunlop (Sanders, Saunders) |
| [PERS ID:3914] | Patient | Mr Archibald Campbell (of Succoth) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:591] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Alexander Dunlop (Sanders, Saunders) |
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 | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mr Campbell
Dear Sir
I am very sorry to find that the letter which I
wrote you in course of Post concerning Mr Campbell
has been prevented by the robbery of the Post from
coming to your hand, and therefore I give you again
the substance of it here.
I am heartily concerned to find Mr Campbells
ailment increasing, but am at least pleased that it
is not attended with either pain or itchiness. I am
sorry to tell you that I know of no better remedy
than the Saturnine solution. I suppose the
Mercurial Ointment has been laid aside, and
I would not now advise the continuance or repeti¬
tion of it, and the only additional remedy that
I can now propose is the Cicuta which I have known
useful in tedious sores of all kinds. I would have
you employ it in well preserved Powder. Let him
begin with a pill of three grains, and let him go on
by increasing the dose by one Pill every day till it
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shall have some sensible effects, and when that happens
he may take two such doses every day till these effects
again disappear, and then the dose again must
be a little increased. I can trust this matter very
well to your good judgement and discretion, but if
any doubts or questions shall occurr I will be
very ready to attend to them. You may be assured
that I would never delay for a moment any
thing relating to Mr Campbell, and therefore
I wrote you in course on Monday, and if I had
not been twenty miles off in the Country yesterday
and got no notice of the robbery till late last
night I should have written this letter sooner
With respectful Compliments to Mr Campbell
& family I am with great regard
Dear Saunders
Yours &c.
Edinburgh 19th. July
1787
Diplomatic Text
Mr Campbell
Dear Sir
I am very sorry to find that the letter which I
wrote you in course of Post concerning Mr Campbell
has been prevented by the robbery of the Post from
coming to your hand, and therefore I give you again
the substance of it here.
I am heartily concerned to find Mr Campbells
ailment increasing, but am at least pleased that it
is not attended with either pain or itchiness. I am
sorry to tell you that I know of no better remedy
than the Saturnine solution. I suppose the
Mercurial Ointment has been laid aside, and
I would not now advise the continuance or repeti¬
tion of it, and the only additional remedy that
I can now propose is the Cicuta which I have known
useful in tedious sores of all kinds. I would have
you employ it in well preserved Powder. Let him
begin with a pill of three grains, and let him go on
by increasing the dose by one Pill every day till it
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shall have some sensible effects, and when that happens
he may take two such doses every day till these effects
again disappear, and then the dose again must
be a little increased. I can trust this matter very
well to your good judgement and discretion, but if
any doubts or questions shall occurr I will be
very ready to attend to them. You may be assured
that I would never delay for a moment any
thing relating to Mr Campbell, and therefore
I wrote you in course on Monday, and if I had
not been twenty miles off in the Country yesterday
and got no notice of the robbery till late last
night I should have written this letter sooner
With respectful Compliments to Mr Campbell
& family I am with great regard
Dear Saunders
Yours &c.
Edinr. 19th. July
1787
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