The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:6134] From: Dr William Farqhardson (Farqharson, Farquharsons) / To: Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) / Regarding: Mr James Brown (Patient) / 24 July 1785 / (Misc)
Letter from William Farquharson to Henry Cullen, concerning the case of Mr Brown, 'whose case was sent you lately by Mr Gibson'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 6134 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/3/125 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Misc |
| Date | 24 July 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from William Farquharson to Henry Cullen, concerning the case of Mr Brown, 'whose case was sent you lately by Mr Gibson'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1864] |
Case of James Brown who has a chest complaint and is advised to sail to Madeira. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3326] | Author | Dr William Farqhardson (Farqharson, Farquharsons) |
| [PERS ID:544] | Addressee | Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) |
| [PERS ID:5109] | Patient | Mr James Brown |
| [PERS ID:5108] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr H. Gibson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:544] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) |
| [PERS ID:3326] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Farqhardson (Farqharson, Farquharsons) |
| [PERS ID:5458] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Brown |
| [PERS ID:5457] | Other | Dr Stevenson |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Musselburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Saturday se'night when I had
the pleasure of meeting you on my way
to Musselburgh. I intended to have
paid my respects to Dr Cullen and you
but found the gout, which had teased
me for 3 days, so much increased
that I was not able to stir and finding
it little better next morning I set off
for fear of being laid up at Edinburgh.
I beg you will make my apology
to your father and tell him that I
am very much obliged to him for his
introductory letter to Dr Stevenson
who has behaved very much like a
gentleman to me -- My business here
is much better than I could expect not¬
withstanding the most illiberal and
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unjust opposition by some of the Surgeons
here ----
Two days ago I had a letter from
Mr. Brown, whose case was sent you
lately by Mr. Gibson, - I saw him a
short time after his arrival here and
am sorry to inform you that there
are too many symptoms of Phthisis
to make the least ambiguity in his
case and what must militate much
against him - I'm afraid he labours
under the disadvantage of an here¬
ditary taint - as his mother died of the
same complaint --
I have urged his father to send
him to warm climate in winter as
I look upon his recovery here to be
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very doubtfull -- I shall be happy to
have your opinion of this proposal -
notwithstanding Mr. Gibson mentions
his being better - his pulse still con¬
tinues above 100 and his Cough is still
troublesome notwithstanding the constant
use of Gum Arabic in quantities
and other demulcents with Opia[tes]
occasionally - besides the wasting
of his flesh & prostration of strength
is considerable -- he found the symp¬
toms a good deal relieved - by a ten day
course lately --- Either Mr. Gibson
or I will write you in a few days --
I am with regard, Dear Sir
Your most Obedient servant
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Dr. Henry Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Diplomatic Text
Saturday se'night when I had
the pleasure of meeting you on my way
to Musselburgh. I intended to have
paid my respects to Dr Cullen and you
but found the gout, which had teased
me for 3 days, so much increased
that I was not able to stir and finding
it little better next morning I set off
for fear of being laid up at Edinburgh.
I beg you will make my apology
to your father and tell him that I
am very much obliged to him for his
introductory letter to Dr Stevenson
who has behaved very much like a
gentleman to me -- My business here
is much better than I could expect not¬
withstanding the most illiberal and
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unjust opposition by some of the Surgeons
here ----
Two days ago I had a letter from
Mr. Brown, whose case was sent you
lately by Mr. Gibson, - I saw him a
short time after his arrival here and
am sorry to inform you that there
are too many symptoms of Phthisis
to make the least ambiguity in his
case and what must militate much
against him - I'm afraid he labours
under the disadvantage of an here¬
ditary taint - as his mother died of the
same complaint --
I have urged his father to send
him to warm climate in winter as
I look upon his recovery here to be
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very doubtfull -- I shall be happy to
have your opinion of this proposal -
notwithstanding Mr. Gibson mentions
his being better - his pulse still con¬
tinues above 100 and his Cough is still
troublesome notwithstanding the constant
use of Gum Arabic in quantities
and other demulcents with Opia[tes]
occasionally - besides the wasting
of his flesh & prostration of strength
is considerable -- he found the symp¬
toms a good deal relieved - by a ten day
course lately --- Either Mr. Gibson
or I will write you in a few days --
I am with regard, Dear Sir
Your most Obdt ser
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Dr. Henry Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
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