The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:757] From: Mr William Wardrobe / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Janet Turner (Patient) / 30 April 1763 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Wardrobe, probably a surgeon, carried by John Turner regarding case of Turner's daughter Janet, a young woman of about twenty suffering from a pain in the breast.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 757 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/25 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 30 April 1763 |
| 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 Wardrobe, probably a surgeon, carried by John Turner regarding case of Turner's daughter Janet, a young woman of about twenty suffering from a pain in the breast. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:131] |
Case of Janet Turner, a young woman mainly suffering from colds and chest complaints. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:295] | Author | Mr William Wardrobe |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:296] | Patient | Miss Janet Turner |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:240] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr John Turner |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cults | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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The Bearer hereof John Turner, is very
solicitous to have your advice for his daughter Janet
a Woman aged about twenty, of a pretty lively and Sanguine
Complexion, but delicate in her Constitution. In Spring 1762
she was seized with a Cough and
langour of disposition
which continued for some considerable time, and as the wea¬
ther grew warm, she gradually recovered without any
assistance from Medicine, and Continued pretty well till
January last when she was again affected with what they thought
a Cold which continuing with her till the beginning of
March they at last called me, when I found her Complaining
of a pain of her Breast pretty high up the
Sternum a fre¬
quent dry venatious Cough,
with a shortness of Breathing and
difficulty too, at times especially upon taking any exercise, a
Sickness at the Stomach and
heaviness and lowness of Spirits
especially afternoon, a want of appetite and dry Tongue and
frequent thirst. Her
Belly rather costive and her Urine Clear
and thin, Her pulse quick and seemingly depressed, she complained
also of a chillness and shivering which was suceeded by some
Heats and Sweatings especially in the mornings I
let a few
ounces of Blood from
her Arm which was rather Sizy but of a
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loose contenture, gave her some vomits, a a Gum Ammoniac Solution [&?] the squill pills
also another The Tinct. ad. Stomachious Bitters, and Blisters to her Back, with some
of the Edinr. Sacrum 1 was a at times
when Costive But hitherto have had no good
Success --- as her Parents are very Anxious about her I advised them to
apply to you, ↑as↑ they are able to do for her,
If you can Understand the disease
by the account I have given, which is indeed her Complaints as I copyed them
from her own Mouth yester night - youll be so good as favour me with
your prescriptions which I shall apply and give you an Account of after
wards - I have only forgot to tell you she used to be very regular in her
menstruation, but since the beginnning of this allways has been obstructed
or next
to it Her cough is now mostly in
the night time and takes it in Severe Letts, and
Spitts more than at first, what she Spitts is a tough viscid bluish sort of Mucus
her Sweatings in the night time are greater then increasing too. I ordered her
riding and a Glass of wine in the
forenoon but she is not the better of any
thing I have ordered, - Forgive this confused account as I am in a hurry and
believe me to be
Dear Sir
your most obliged humble Servt
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To
William Cullen Esqr
Physician at
Edinburgh
Notes:
1: Obscure. Although the Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Edinburgensis (Edinburgh: 1774), (p. 84), lists a decoction of aloes called 'Sacrum' this does not accord with Cullen's formula here.
Diplomatic Text
The Bearer hereof John Turner, is very
solicitous to have your advice for his daughter Janet
a Woman aged about twenty, of a pretty lively and Sanguine
Complexion, but delicate in her Constitution. In Spring 1762
she was seized with a Cough and
langour of disposition
which continued for some considerable time, and as the wea¬
ther grew warm, she gradually recovered without any
assistance from Medicine, and Continued pretty well till
Jany last when she was again affected with what they thought
a Cold which continuing with her till the beginning of
March they at last called me, when I found her Complaining
of a pain of her Breast pretty high up the
Sternum a fre¬
quent dry venatious Cough,
with a shortness of Breathing and
difficulty too, at times especially upon taking any exercise, a
Sickness at the Stomach and
heaviness and lowness of Spirits
especially afternoon, a want of appetite and dry Tongue and
frequent thirst. Her
Belly rather costive and her Urine Clear
and thin, Her pulse quick and seemingly depressed, she complained
also of a chillness and shivering which was suceeded by some
Heats and Sweatings especially in the mornings I
let a few
ozs of Blood from
her Arm which was rather Sizy but of a
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loose contenture, gave her some vomits, a a Gum Ammoniac Solution [&?] ye squill pills
also another The Tinct. ad. Stomachious Bitters, and Blisters to her Back, with some
of the Edinr. Sacrum 1 was a at times
when Costive But hitherto have had no good
Success --- as her Parents are very Anxious about her I advised them to
apply to you, ↑as↑ they are able to do for her,
If you can Understand the disease
by the account I have given, which is indeed her Complaints as I copyed them
from her own Mouth yester night - youll be so good as favour me with
your prescriptions which I shall apply and give you an Account of after
wards - I have only forgot to tell you she used to be very regular in her
menstruation, but since the beginnning of this allways has been obstructed
or next
to it Her cough is now mostly in
ye night time and takes it in Severe Letts, and
Spitts more than at first, what she Spitts is a tough viscid bluish sort of Mucus
her Sweatings in the night time are greater then increasing too. I ordered her
riding and a Glass of wine in ye
forenoon but she is not the better of any
thing I have ordered, - Forgive this confused account as I am in a hurry and
believe me to be
Dr Sir
your most obliged humble Servt
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To
William Cullen Esqr
Physician at
Edinburgh
Notes:
1: Obscure. Although the Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Edinburgensis (Edinburgh: 1774), (p. 84), lists a decoction of aloes called 'Sacrum' this does not accord with Cullen's formula here.
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