The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:6292] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) / Regarding: Mr Wellwood Johnstone Maxwell (of Barncleugh) (Patient), Mrs Mary Maxwell (Riddell) (of Kirkconnel) (Patient) / 29 May 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply, concerning the cases of Mrs Maxwell of Kirkconnel and Mr Maxwell of Barncleugh. Addressing John Gilchrist, Cullen states he 'had not the smallest hint of your being concerned in the Case otherwise I should have addressed himself more particularly to you' in correspondence.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 6292 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/18/171 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 29 May 1785 |
| 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, concerning the cases of Mrs Maxwell of Kirkconnel and Mr Maxwell of Barncleugh. Addressing John Gilchrist, Cullen states he 'had not the smallest hint of your being concerned in the Case otherwise I should have addressed himself more particularly to you' in correspondence. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1684] |
Case of Mrs. Mary Maxwell of Kirkonnel who suffers from a rheumatic complaint which especially affects her hip. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:115] | Addressee | Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) |
| [PERS ID:2852] | Patient | Mrs Mary Maxwell (of Kirkconnel) |
| [PERS ID:2808] | Patient | Mr Wellwood Johnstone Maxwell (of Barncleugh) |
| [PERS ID:2839] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Sir Stuart Thriepland |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:115] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) |
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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Kirkconnel | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
When I was Consulted for Mrs.
Maxwell of Kirkconnel I had not the
smallest hint of your being concerned in the
Case otherwise I should have addressed myself
more particularly to you and referred some
things to your judgement in which I have
the greatest confidence.
Since receiving yours I have again
looked over the Advice I gave last week
and really cannot find any thing to alter
add or alter and especially as from your
account I see the Case in a more favoura¬
ble light than I had done before. You
see my general plan to be what I expect
you will agree in and I agree with you
that the chief part of our Art here ne¬
cessary is the introducing by degrees a
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proper Regimen and I never was so much
disposed to assume an arrogant Style as here
and I would bid in place of other Advice
I would bid Mrs. Maxwell take up her
bed and walk. I can perceive that She has
too little business to think on and has been
solely attentive to her own illness. From a
Journal which Sir Stewart Threipland
showed me I see that at one time She
took meat or medicine at every hour of
the day and I believe would do so still
if She was encouraged in it. What I
take to be most consequence to her
now, is to persuade her that her fears
of Erysipelas are very groundless and
the hopes of benefit from eruptions to be
no better founded. But further though the
latter position was doubtful I say the
lying much abed is the most likely to
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produce a morbid eruption and the forcing
even a Salutary one very improper and I am
very confident that the coming out of bed
with any tolerable caution at this Season
will not present any Salutary effort which
nature might make. I give such an
opinion and Advice to Mrs. Maxwell
as I would give to my own Mother
and I leave it to your discretion.
I am happy to hear of Barncleughs
recovery and wishing you Success in all
your Undertakings I am
Dear John most sincerely
Yours
Edinburgh 29th. May
1785
Diplomatic Text
When I was Consulted for Mrs.
Maxwell of Kirkconnel I had not the
smallest hint of your being concerned in the
Case otherwise I should have addressed myself
more particularly to you and referred some
things to your judgement in which I have
the greatest confidence.
Since receiving yours I have again
looked over the Advice I gave last week
and really cannot find any thing to alter
add or alter and especially as from your
account I see the Case in a more favoura¬
ble light than I had done before. You
see my general plan to be what I expect
you will agree in and I agree with you
that the chief part of our Art here ne¬
cessary is the introducing by degrees a
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proper Regimen and I never was so much
disposed to assume an arrogant Style as here
and I would bid in place of other Advice
I would bid Mrs. Maxwell take up her
bed and walk. I can perceive that She has
too little business to think on and has been
solely attentive to her own illness. From a
Journal which Sir Stewart Threipland
showed me I see that at one time She
took meat or medicine at every hour of
the day and I believe would do so still
if She was encouraged in it. What I
take to be most consequence to her
now, is to persuade her that her fears
of Erysipelas are very groundless and
the hopes of benefit from eruptions to be
no better founded. But further though the
latter position was doubtful I say the
lying much abed is the most likely to
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produce a morbid eruption and the forcing
even a Salutary one very improper and I am
very confident that the coming out of bed
with any tolerable caution at this Season
will not present any Salutary effort which
nature might make. I give such an
opinion and Advice to Mrs. Maxwell
as I would give to my own Mother
and I leave it to your discretion.
I am happy to hear of Barncleughs
recovery and wishing you Success in all
your Undertakings I am
Dear John most sincerely
Yours
Edinr. 29th. May
1785
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