The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:758] From: Andrew Dunnet / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr John Grant (Patient) / 27 August 1763 / (Incoming)
Letter from Andrew Dunnet titled 'John Grant's Case'. Mr Grant, an excise officer, became ill several years ago after poor accomodation in Sutherland when he seized some spirits there.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 758 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/26 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 27 August 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 Andrew Dunnet titled 'John Grant's Case'. Mr Grant, an excise officer, became ill several years ago after poor accomodation in Sutherland when he seized some spirits there. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:126] |
Case of Mr John Grant who has been suffering from pains in the 'Hypochodriacum' since being exposed to damp accomodation through his excise duties. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1155] | Author | Andrew Dunnet |
| [PERS ID:297] | Patient | Mr John Grant |
| [PERS ID:1155] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Andrew Dunnet |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentioned / Other | Sutherland | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Mr John Grant's Case
Mr Grant (aged 27) an Officer of Excise, who in the Course of his Business 1758 made
seizure in Sutherland of some spirits &c & was obliged to attend it 8 or 10 Days
During which time he was also obliged to put up with very bad accomodation
& most of the time to Ly all night in his Clothes & thro' Anxiety got Little or no
Rest -- Continued however pretty well till next Year (59) when he Complaind
of a most severe pain in his Right Side which by plentifull Blooding
& Cooling physick he then got Entirely the better off; & was perfectly well
for Two years there after till Spring (62) when the same Complaint return'd but in
such a moderate manner that he Calld for no assistance till March (63) when
he apply'd to me --
He then Complaind of a most acute pain in the Right
Hypochondrium all along the Edges of the small Ribs down to the Os Ischium
great Lowness of spirits & an universall Lassitude on the body so that he
Could not officiate, the pain was Encreased on Yawning or in Taking in a free
[pers?]piration, & found the greatest Ease when he lay on his back - slept pretty
well in the night time but was sometime before he Could Ly with the Affected
side upermost - felt Twice or Thrice a pretty sharp pain in the top of the right
shoulder &c - I judged the above Complaints to proceed from an Affection of
the Liver & obstructions of the same - I therefore Immediately bled Mr Grant
plentifully, till nigh fainting at Two Intervalls, the blood was prodigiously Dense
viscid & sizy -- gave a Course of Attenuating, resolvent & Deobstruent medicines
with the saponaceous forms of mercurials -- Apperient pills {illeg} medicated
{illeg} & {illeg} of the Neutrall Salts & Tartarous {illeg} -- Continued
these till the Whey Season when he Tryed the Goat Whey & Buckthorn along
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With the above medicines for a month - after which he found himself Considerably
better in his whole habit of body & in a much greater Degree of spirits so that he
has pursued his Employment since July -- however he still finds a pain in the
Right side as above Described but not so severe as in the spring, which greatly
Alarms him so that at times he is vastly apprehensive & Earnestly Desires
Your advice & Direction in what farther will be judged necessary to Remove
his Ailment.
NB. Mr Grant is of a full & strong habit of body -- A Blister or two has been
Laid on the part Affected & the Above medicines are still Continued -- as I
apprehend the Cold to which his Business necessarily exposes him has Laid
a foundation for his present ailment, I have Discharged him from
Thinking to officiate in the Winter -- The Medicines he uses have of
Late Carried off a Number of small little Worms. He would be glad
to know if a seton put in his side might be thought proper to Do
him service -- Or in case his Distemper Continues he might not try
some of the medicinall purging waters next Summer & to be Recom¬
mended to the best
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Mr John Grants Case
1763
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Mr John Grant's Case
Mr Grant (aged 27) an Officer of Excise, who in the Course of his Business 1758 made
seizure in Sutherland of some spirits &c & was obliged to attend it 8 or 10 Days
During which time he was also obliged to put up with very bad accomodation
& most of the time to Ly all night in his Clothes & thro' Anxiety got Little or no
Rest -- Continued however pretty well till next Year (59) when he Complaind
of a most severe pain in his Right Side which by plentifull Blooding
& Cooling physick he then got Entirely the better off; & was perfectly well
for Two years there after till Spring (62) when the same Complaint return'd but in
such a moderate manner that he Calld for no assistance till March (63) when
he apply'd to me --
He then Complaind of a most acute pain in the Right
Hypochondrium all along the Edges of the small Ribs down to the Os Ischium
great Lowness of spirits & an universall Lassitude on the body so that he
Could not officiate, the pain was Encreased on Yawning or in Taking in a free
[pers?]piration, & found the greatest Ease when he lay on his back - slept pretty
well in the night time but was sometime before he Could Ly with the Affected
side upermost - felt Twice or Thrice a pretty sharp pain in the top of the right
shoulder &c - I judged the above Complaints to proceed from an Affection of
the Liver & obstructions of the same - I therefore Immediately bled Mr Grant
plentifully, till nigh fainting at Two Intervalls, the blood was prodigiously Dense
viscid & sizy -- gave a Course of Attenuating, resolvent & Deobstruent medicines
with the saponaceous forms of mercurials -- Apperient pills {illeg} medicated
{illeg} & {illeg} of the Neutrall Salts & Tartarous {illeg} -- Continued
these till the Whey Season when he Tryed the Goat Whey & Buckthorn along
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With the above medicines for a month - after which he found himself Considerably
better in his whole habit of body & in a much greater Degree of spirits so that he
has pursued his Employment since July -- however he still finds a pain in the
Right side as above Described but not so severe as in the spring, which greatly
Alarms him so that at times he is vastly apprehensive & Earnestly Desires
Your advice & Direction in what farther will be judged necessary to Remove
his Ailment.
NB. Mr Grant is of a full & strong habit of body -- A Blister or two has been
Laid on the part Affected & the Above medicines are still Continued -- as I
apprehend the Cold to which his Business necessarily exposes him has Laid
a foundation for his present ailment, I have Discharged him from
Thinking to officiate in the Winter -- The Medicines he uses have of
Late Carried off a Number of small little Worms. He would be glad
to know if a seton put in his side might be thought proper to Do
him service -- Or in case his Distemper Continues he might not try
some of the medicinall purging waters next Summer & to be Recom¬
mended to the best
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Mr John Grants Case
1763
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