The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:11] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Robert Redpath / Regarding: Captain Gilbert Trotter (Patient), Miss Wodehouse (Woodhouse) (Woodhouse) (Patient) / 4 August 1764 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'To Mr [Robert] Redpath, Surgeon, Berwick' concerning the cases of Captain Trotter and Miss Woodhouse.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 11 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/8 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 4 August 1764 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'To Mr [Robert] Redpath, Surgeon, Berwick' concerning the cases of Captain Trotter and Miss Woodhouse. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:166] |
Case of Captain Trotter who is advised a milk diet and should continue to take stomachics. |
2 |
| [Case ID:202] |
Case of Miss Woodhouse [Wodehouse] who is taking salts for costiveness. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:901] | Addressee | Mr Robert Redpath |
| [PERS ID:959] | Patient | Captain Gilbert Trotter |
| [PERS ID:960] | Patient | Miss Wodehouse (Woodhouse) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:901] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Robert Redpath |
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 | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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To Mr Redpath Surgeon Berwick
August 4th
1764 -
I am sory to find that yours of the 2d that
Capt Trotter makes little progress towards a
recovery -- His Bowels are much weakned and that
is difficult to restore while he can not bear powerfull
medecines - It is possible he might not bear the powders
& for that and other Reasons you was right in
laying them aside -- I believe the only thing now to be
done is to check the returns of looseness which may
allow him to gather strength -- For this purpose the
draught is chiefly to be depended on, and the Tincture
will also do its part, but as this is grown perhaps
familiar to him you may change it for the
Decoction on t'other page -- I am glad he takes
and bears more Milk, let him take often along
with it Sago and Salop, I am not yet without
hopes of seeing him, For Miss Woodhouse let
her continue the salts but without the Sal
Martis & taking the others more seldom -
If still the Intermediate Costiveness is troublesome
let her try a little sulphur or if that does
not do an Aloetic Pill but unless the Aloes
answers in a very small dose she must
not take it at all -- If I go to the {illeg}
I will give you notice.
Take two ounces of Campeachy wood, and boil in from two to four pints of spring water, adding when removed from the fire two drachms each of crushed cinnamon and shavings of nutmeg. Strain [and when cool?] add two ounces of Japonic tincture. Label: The Strengthening Apozem of which three or four spoonfulls to be taken 2, 3 or 4 times a day as the stomach bears it ------
Diplomatic Text
To Mr Redpath Surgeon Berwick
August 4th
1764 -
I am sory to find that yours of the 2d that
Capt Trotter makes little progress towards a
recovery -- His Bowels are much weakned and that
is difficult to restore while he can not bear powerfull
medecines - It is possible he might not bear the powders
& for that and other Reasons you was right in
laying them aside -- I believe the only thing now to be
done is to check the returns of looseness which may
allow him to gather strength -- For this purpose the
draught is chiefly to be depended on, and the Tincture
will also do its part, but as this is grown perhaps
familiar to him you may change it for the
Decoction on t'other page -- I am glad he takes
and bears more Milk, let him take often along
with it Sago and Salop, I am not yet without
hopes of seeing him, For Miss Woodhouse let
her continue the salts but without the Sal
Martis & taking the others more seldom -
If still the Intermediate Costiveness is troublesome
let her try a little sulphur or if that does
not do an Aloetic Pill but unless the Aloes
answers in a very small dose she must
not take it at all -- If I go to the {illeg}
I will give you notice.
℞ Lign Campechum ℥ij
Coque ex Aq Fontan lb iv ad lb ij
addendo ab Igne remoto
Cinnamom. cont.
Nuc. moschat. Rasr. @ ʒi Colatura [frigido?]
adde Tinct. Japonic ℥ij S. The Strengthening
Apozem of which three or four spoonfulls
to be taken 2, 3 or 4 times a day as the
stomach bears it ------
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