The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:212] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Robert Marshall / Regarding: Mr William Duguid (Patient) / 27 October 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr D----d', discussing subsequent treatment for sores after mercurial cures for venereal disease. A prescription for a lotion is given. The patient is most likely Mr Duguid.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 212 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/98 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 27 October 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr D----d', discussing subsequent treatment for sores after mercurial cures for venereal disease. A prescription for a lotion is given. The patient is most likely Mr Duguid. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1326] |
Case of William Duguid who has had extensive treatments for a venereal infection (named in one letter as syphilis) but whose current disorders are attributed to a nervous weakness of his lower spine. He later develops a bony 'excrescence' on his shin. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1829] | Addressee | Dr Robert Marshall |
| [PERS ID:78] | Patient | Mr William Duguid |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1829] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Robert Marshall |
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 | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr D––––d.
Tho the mercurial courses formerly employed should
have cleared this gentleman of all venereal taint yet that
is ↑not↑ to be absolutely depended upon and tho the present
sores are not very clearly of the common venereal kind
yet both their place and appearance give strong suspicions
and will require attention. However to save all unnecessary
trouble let a trial be made to heal some of the sores as par¬
ticularly that on the thigh and one or two of the driest
upon the penis by the application of dry precipitate, avoiding
any at the same time any application of saturnine medicines
to the same sores. But to ↑the↑ other sores upon the penis which
discharge some moisture let them be washed two or three
times with ↑the↑ solution prescribed below. If this solution
smarts to the sores a good deal let it be made weaker but if it
does not smart at all it should be made a little stronger.
Let these measures be pursued for eight or ten days and
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then let me know exactly & fully their effects and then
I shall certainly advise farther as well as I can. In the
meantime I do not choose to advise any informal medi¬
cine and with respect to diet I have only to say that
in eating it should be moderate and in drinking very
strictly temperate
1781
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↓For↓Mr D––––d.
Take 4 ounces of purest Rosewater and 5 grains of Lead Sugar. Dissolve and if the solution is cloudy or milky add drops of distilled vinegar until it becomes clear.
1781
Diplomatic Text
For Mr D––––d.
Tho the mercurial courses formerly employed should
have cleared this gentleman of all venereal taint yet that
is ↑not↑ to be absolutely depended upon and tho the present
sores are not very clearly of the common venereal kind
yet both their place and appearance give strong suspicions
and will require attention. However to save all unnecessary
trouble let a trial be made to heal some of the sores as par¬
ticularly that on the thigh and one or two of the driest
upon the penis by the application of dry precipitate, avoiding
any at the same time any application of saturnine medicines
to the same sores. But to ↑the↑ other sores upon the penis which
discharge some moisture let them be washed two or three
times with ↑the↑ solution prescribed below. If this solution
smarts to the sores a good deal let it be made weaker but if it
does not smart at all it should be made a little stronger.
Let these measures be pursued for eight or ten days and
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then let me know exactly & fully their effects and then
I shall certainly advise farther as well as I can. In the
meantime I do not choose to advise any informal medi¬
cine and with respect to diet I have only to say that
in eating it should be moderate and in drinking very
strictly temperate
1781
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↓For↓Mr D––––d.
℞ Aq. rosar. puriss. ℥iv
Sacchar. Saturn. gr. v.
Solve et si solutio turbida et lactea sit addatur
guttarum [Acetium?] distill. donec [clara evadat?].
1781
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