The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5925] From: Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) / To: Captain John Enys / Regarding: Captain John Enys (Patient) / 9 January 1790 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Capt Enys', by Henry Cullen, who explains that his father received 'your letter of the 30th' but has been unable to reply due to a 'severe indisposition which has become daily worse'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5925 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/21/195 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 9 January 1790 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Capt Enys', by Henry Cullen, who explains that his father received 'your letter of the 30th' but has been unable to reply due to a 'severe indisposition which has become daily worse'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2337] |
Case of Captain John Enys. |
3 |
| [Case ID:2567] |
Case of Dr William Cullen. This links together some significant instances where Cullen mentions in passing his own illhealth, and letters in which his son Henry, standing in to respond to patients, mentions his father's increasing indisposition and terminal decline from late 1789 (not fully comprehensive). |
8 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:544] | Author | Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) |
| [PERS ID:5642] | Addressee | Captain John Enys |
| [PERS ID:5642] | Patient | Captain John Enys |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Sheffield | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Capt. Enys
Your letter of the 30th. last was
received by my Father Dr Cullen in course of
post, but at that time he laboured under a
severe indisposition which has become daily
worse, and rendering him incapable of doing any
business. From my hoping that he was
{illeg} recover from his ailment I have
{illeg} from day to day informing you of
that cause of the delay in answering your
letter; But as his ailment does not seem
to give way I think it my duty to say that
I am much afraid he cannot soon be able
to give you any answer. I should have taken
the liberty of offering my best advise on
this occasion, but as you left no written
account of your case, and as I cannot have
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any conversation with my Father on the subject
I will not presume to offer you any advise,
although I imagine I have from your letter
been able to form a tolerable conjecture of
the nature of your complaints. If you
should do me the honour to transmit to
me an account of the rise and progress of
your ailment, I shall pay every attention
to the consideration of them, and advise as well
as I possibly can.
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most Obedient and
most humble Servant
Edinburgh 9th. January
1790
Diplomatic Text
Capt. Enys
Your letter of the 30th. last was
received by my Father Dr Cullen in course of
post, but at that time he laboured under a
severe indisposition which has become daily
worse, and rendering him incapable of doing any
business. From my hoping that he was
{illeg} recover from his ailment I have
{illeg} from day to day informing you of
that cause of the delay in answering your
letter; But as his ailment does not seem
to give way I think it my duty to say that
I am much afraid he cannot soon be able
to give you any answer. I should have taken
the liberty of offering my best advise on
this occasion, but as you left no written
account of your case, and as I cannot have
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any conversation with my Father on the subject
I will not presume to offer you any advise,
although I imagine I have from your letter
been able to form a tolerable conjecture of
the nature of your complaints. If you
should do me the honour to transmit to
me an account of the rise and progress of
your ailment, I shall pay every attention
to the consideration of them, and advise as well
as I possibly can.
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most Obedient and
most humble Servant
Edinr. 9th. Jany.
1790
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