The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:839] From: Mr Charles Broughton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: [A matter not directly regarding a patient] / 24 October 1772 / (Incoming)
Letter from Charles Broughton regarding his earlier advertising letter, discussing several cases where his ointment had been used successfully with testimonials from a number of practitioners and other patrons. Identification of the 'Mr Meason' mentioned in this letter as Gilbert Meason is tentative. The letter bears a postal stamp for Dumfries, suggesting that it may have been actually put in the commercial post by Dr John Gilchrist at Dumfries. Gilchrist is know to have been in correspondence with Broughton who was treating Gilchrist's brother)..
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 839 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/106 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 24 October 1772 |
| 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 Charles Broughton regarding his earlier advertising letter, discussing several cases where his ointment had been used successfully with testimonials from a number of practitioners and other patrons. Identification of the 'Mr Meason' mentioned in this letter as Gilbert Meason is tentative. The letter bears a postal stamp for Dumfries, suggesting that it may have been actually put in the commercial post by Dr John Gilchrist at Dumfries. Gilchrist is know to have been in correspondence with Broughton who was treating Gilchrist's brother).. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:392] |
Cases communicated by Charles Broughton, a London surgeon, who sends Cullen letters detailing the successful use of his proprietary ointment that is supposed to cure tumours. |
8 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:359] | Author | Mr Charles Broughton |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:710] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Baron Thomas Dimsdale |
| [PERS ID:713] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Thomas Sydenham |
| [PERS ID:714] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Baron Gerard van Swieten (Van Sweten) |
| [PERS ID:531] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Richard? Warren |
| [PERS ID:610] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Richard Huck Saunders (Huck) |
| [PERS ID:707] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr John Fothergill |
| [PERS ID:711] | Other | Mr David Middleton |
| [PERS ID:448] | Other | Mr Gilbert Meason (of Mordun) |
| [PERS ID:518] | Other | Dr John Rutherford |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
I desired my Brother to wait on you with my
printed letter which I hope you approve of.
Mr Meason [ sent him?] the 1st & 4th Cases. Dr Warren
yesterday sent me a Quotation from Sydenham
who was of Opinion that Linements applied exter¬
nally to Scrofulous Children might be absorbed
& prove Usefull -- I have made converts of
the Baron, Drs Fothergill & Huck. Have just
received a polite letter from David Middleton Esq.r
requesting my Aid for an Orphan in his Neigh¬
burhood. Dr Dan Rutherford writes me his
friend has recived benefitt, your old patients
[Uncle?] was much mended when he left this place
His Uncle requested my supplying him with my
Ointment. I am very dubious as to the Reco¬
very of my Cancer Patient though much pleased
with the Effects of the Unguent; which seems to
Melt down / without pain / the Morbid prominent parts
& answers what Van Sweten so ardently Wishes
vide De Cancere s.s. 508 9 1 Forte tamen & inde aliqua
spes effulgent, non penitus impossibilem esse, Cancri
separationem a partibus sanis, licet hactenus igno¬
retur qua Methodo quibusue remediis, hoc fieri possit 2
rest your Obliged & humble Servant
[Page 2]
To
Doctor Cullen of
Edinburgh
Notes:
1: The reference is to Sections 508-9 of Gerard Van Sweiten's Commentaria in Hermanni Boerhaave Aphorismus de Cognoscendi et Curandis Morbis Volume 1 (Leiden: 1742), p. 901, which forms part of his account of cancer. This work, translated into English as Commentaries upon Boerhaave's Aphorisms concerning the Knowledge and Cure of Diseases, was a much reprinted commentary on the work of Hermann Boerhaave by one of his most influential pupils.
2: Translates as 'But from hence perhaps may be deduced some hopes, that the separation of a cancer from the sound parts is not quite impossible, tho' we are as yet ignorant of the methods and remedies by which that may be done.'
Diplomatic Text
I desired my Brother to wait on you with my
printed letter which I hope you approve of.
Mr Meason [ sent him?] the 1st & 4th Cases. Dr Warren
yesterday sent me a Quotation from Sydenham
who was of Opinion that Linements applied exter¬
nally to Scrofulous Children might be absorbed
& prove Usefull -- I have made converts of
the Baron, Drs Fothergill & Huck. Have just
received a polite letter from David Middleton Esq.r
requesting my Aid for an Orphan in his Neigh¬
burhood. Dr Dan Rutherford writes me his
friend has recived benefitt, your old patients
[Uncle?] was much mended when he left this place
His Uncle requested my supplying him with my
Ointment. I am very dubious as to the Reco¬
very of my Cancer Patient though much pleased
with the Effects of the Unguent; which seems to
Melt down / without pain / the Morbid prominent parts
& answers what Van Sweten so ardently Wishes
vide De Cancere s.s. 508 9 1 Forte tamen & inde aliqua
spes effulgent, non penitus impossibilem esse, Cancri
separationem a partibus sanis, licet hactenus igno¬
retur qua Methodo quibusue remediis, hoc fieri possit 2
rest your Obliged & humble Servant
[Page 2]
To
Doctor Cullen of
Edinburgh
Notes:
1: The reference is to Sections 508-9 of Gerard Van Sweiten's Commentaria in Hermanni Boerhaave Aphorismus de Cognoscendi et Curandis Morbis Volume 1 (Leiden: 1742), p. 901, which forms part of his account of cancer. This work, translated into English as Commentaries upon Boerhaave's Aphorisms concerning the Knowledge and Cure of Diseases, was a much reprinted commentary on the work of Hermann Boerhaave by one of his most influential pupils.
2: Translates as 'But from hence perhaps may be deduced some hopes, that the separation of a cancer from the sound parts is not quite impossible, tho' we are as yet ignorant of the methods and remedies by which that may be done.'
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