The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1526] From: Miss Corbett (Corbert) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Robert Ligertwood (Patient) / 1 May 1777 / (Incoming)
Letter [copy], possibly by the daughter of the London quack and bookseller C[harles]. Corbett, with codicil signed by Corbett himself answering Ligertwood consulting him over a sexual disorder when on business in London. This is a transcript in Ligertwood's hand which he forwarded to Cullen as an enclosure in Document ID:1525. Transcript presumably made at Aberdeen, original written at London.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1526 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/618b |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 1 May 1777 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter [copy], possibly by the daughter of the London quack and bookseller C[harles]. Corbett, with codicil signed by Corbett himself answering Ligertwood consulting him over a sexual disorder when on business in London. This is a transcript in Ligertwood's hand which he forwarded to Cullen as an enclosure in Document ID:1525. Transcript presumably made at Aberdeen, original written at London. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:369] |
Case of Robert Ligertwood who believes himself to have a 'nervous weakness'. |
11 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:965] | Author | Miss Corbett (Corbert) |
| [PERS ID:92] | Scribe | Mr Robert Ligertwood |
| [PERS ID:92] | Patient | Mr Robert Ligertwood |
| [PERS ID:963] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Charles Corbett (Dr? Corbert) |
| [PERS ID:965] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Miss Corbett (Corbert) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:963] | Supplemental Author | Mr Charles Corbett (Dr? Corbert) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place of Writing | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | inferred | |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Margate | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
The Gentleman thinks yours a
Complicated case both prociding from ecessive venery
and the veneral however
as yow are going to
Margate he would advoise yow to drinck the water
and to baith 2 or 3 times a week and lett the
medicens alone till the end of the month
yow are to take all the Strenthing things yow
conveniently cane not depress your spirits tow
much for case does not appear desperate in either
Dont be trowbled abowt the
wind
on your stomack
its common the water may shortly remove that
but if not mention it in your Account
your letter was delivered according to your
request, and I orderd to acquant yow that yow must take
Nourishing Diet and 3 times a week, drinck a pint of
Milk hot from the Cow, and mix in it a Table
Spoonfull of Rum. Yow are likways to take two
Viols of the Tincture and six of the Restoring
agreeable to the derections given in the book Onania
which medicines may be had of me and Cost
£2.5.
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R. Ligertwoods
Case
May 1st. 1778
Diplomatic Text
The Gentleman thinks yours a
Complicated case both prociding from ecessive venery
and the veneral however
as yow are going to
Margate he would advoise yow to drinck the water
and to baith 2 or 3 times a week and lett the
medicens alone till the end of the month
yow are to take all the Strenthing things yow
conveniently cane not depress your spirits tow
much for case does not appear desperate in either
Dont be trowbled abowt the
wind
on your stomack
its common the water may shortly remove that
but if not mention it in your Account
your letter was delivered according to your
request, and I orderd to acquant yow that yow must take
Nourishing Diet and 3 times a week, drinck a pint of
Milk hot from the Cow, and mix in it a Table
Spoonfull of Rum. Yow are likways to take two
Viols of the Tincture and six of the Restoring
agreeable to the derections given in the book Onania
which medicines may be had of me and Cost
£2.5.
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R. Ligertwoods
Case
May 1st. 1778
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