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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:332] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Turnbull / Regarding: Reverend Patrick Creighton (Rev. Mr Crighton; of Wooler ) (Patient) / 15 September 1775 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For the Reverend Mr Crighton at Wooler'; giving a short numbered summary of directions and a recipe for diaphoretic pills.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 332
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/6/32
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date15 September 1775
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For the Reverend Mr Crighton at Wooler'; giving a short numbered summary of directions and a recipe for diaphoretic pills.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:514]
Case of the Reverend Mr Crichton [Crieghton] who has consulted Culler earlier for his gout, gravel and rheumatism but no letter traced.
2


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2837]AddresseeMr William Turnbull
[PERS ID:1541]PatientReverend Patrick Creighton (Rev. Mr Crighton; of Wooler )
[PERS ID:2837]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr William Turnbull
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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 Wooler North-East England Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Wooler North-East England Europe certain

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For the Reverend M.r Crighton at Wooler


A semicupium for three or four times every third day


2d Diaphoretic Pills

Take 2 ounces each of Gum Guaiacum and White Lump Sugar, a drachm of Gentian extract and enough paste to be divided into individual pills of 5 grains. Three to be taken every night at bedtime and if occasion requires four or five


3d Specific bolus ex Calomel five grains every
fifth night at bed time. 4.th The use of the flesh brush. 5th
Exercise on horseback. 6th A low diet ----

15thSeptember 1775

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For the Reverend M.r Crighton at Wooler


A semicupium for three or four times every third day


2d Diaphoretic Pills

Gum Guiac sacchar. alb. Duriss. a
℥ii Extract Gentian. ʒi Mucilag. q. s. Dividend. in pil. sing.
g.r v. Three to be taken every night at bedtime and if occasion
requires four or five


3d Specific bolus ex Calomel g.r v every
fifth night at bed time. 4.th The use of the flesh brush. 5th
Exercise on horseback. 6th A low diet ----

15thSept.r 1775

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