The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:6284] From: Colonel D Muirhead / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Colonel D Muirhead (Patient) / 11 April 1789 / (Incoming)
Letter from Colonel Muirhead, concerning his own case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 6284 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2387 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 11 April 1789 |
| 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 Colonel Muirhead, concerning his own case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1164] |
Case of Colonel D. Murhead, who corresponds directy with Cullen. |
12 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3915] | Author | Colonel D Muirhead |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3915] | Patient | Colonel D Muirhead |
| [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 | Crossbasket Castle | High Blantyre | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Mentioned / Other | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Cowgate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place of Handstamp | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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I received your opinion of my Com¬
plaints, with your advice and prescription which
I shall strictly follow. The uneasy feeling in my
Stomach & Side are much the same as when
I saw you, but my Urine I think is much
lighter coloured, and seldom any of the red se¬
diment in it as before, the inclination to swel¬
ing appears also within to decrease. I have
taken the bitter infusion every morning as
you directed, which I think is of service to me
particularly in expelling Wind which I am
much toubled with, the first Chopin I have
very near finished, am I to go on with it
immediately, or do you intend that I should (as
is simetimes recommended) leave it off for
a few days, before I begin again.- The begin¬
ing of nixt month I shall take two or three
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Keyser Pills a Week and shall observe what
you mentioned relative to them.- I supose I
have no occasion to confine myself or keep
women during the time of taking them. I
should be glad to know if they have the effect
of keeping the Bowels oppen, indeed I have
thought my Bowels wither too much as
for some time past, not that I have any
purging, but I have often two stools in the
day, which perhaos may help to keep me
weaker than I otherwise would, be so obliging
as let me know your opinion of this par¬
ticular.
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To
Doctor Willm Cullen
Cowgate
Edinburgh
Col. Muirhead
April 1789
N.XX.80. 136
Diplomatic Text
I received your opinion of my Com¬
plaints, with your advice and prescription which
I shall strictly follow. The uneasy feeling in my
Stomach & Side are much the same as when
I saw you, but my Urine I think is much
lighter coloured, and seldom any of the red se¬
diment in it as before, the inclination to swel¬
ing appears also within to decrease. I have
taken the bitter infusion every morning as
you directed, which I think is of service to me
particularly in expelling Wind which I am
much toubled with, the first Chopin I have
very near finished, am I to go on with it
immediately, or do you intend that I should (as
is simetimes recommended) leave it off for
a few days, before I begin again.- The begin¬
ing of nixt month I shall take two or three
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Keyser Pills a Week and shall observe what
you mentioned relative to them.- I supose I
have no occasion to confine myself or keep
women during the time of taking them. I
should be glad to know if they have the effect
of keeping the Bowels oppen, indeed I have
thought my Bowels wither too much as
for some time past, not that I have any
purging, but I have often two stools in the
day, which perhaos may help to keep me
weaker than I otherwise would, be so obliging
as let me know your opinion of this par¬
ticular.
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To
Doctor Willm Cullen
Cowgate
Edinburgh
Col. Muirhead
April 1789
N.XX.80. 136
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