The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4039] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Beaumont (Patient) / 15 April 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Beaumont's Child'. Several recipes and instructions for treating the child's skin complaint.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4039 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/9/12 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 15 April 1777 |
| 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 'For Mr Beaumont's Child'. Several recipes and instructions for treating the child's skin complaint. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:612] |
Case of a unnamed child of Mr. and Catherine Beaumont, suffering from skin eruptions. |
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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:1886] | Patient | Beaumont |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1887] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Beaumont |
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 | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Beaumont's Child.
Take 2½ ounces of Rosewater, an ounce of Antimonial Wine, and 5 drachms of Simple Syrup. Mix. Label: Diaphoretic Mixture a tea spoonful every night & morning
N. If this dose appear to make the Child sick it may be a little
diminished, but if it do not make the child sick at all, it may
be increased to what the Stomach easily bears.
Take a pint of spring water and half an ounce of Tincture of Mars. Mix. Label: Detergent water. With this not quite cold, the parts where the Eruption is fresh may be bathed a little, once or twice a day.
The White powder may be continued once a week.
Continue the Ointment, applying it to the itching parts
but the frequent or large use of it should be avoided.
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Except in very cold weather, or those days he takes the
White powder he may be carried into the Air.
Two or three times a week he may have a
little weak tea with a little bread at dinnertime
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Beaumont's Child.
*℞ Aq. rosar. ℥iiſs Vin. antimon. ℥i Syr. simpl. ʒv
ℳ. S. Diaphoretic ℳ. a tea sp:f. every night & morng.
N. If ys dose appear to make the Child sick it m. b. a little
diminished, but if it do not make the child sick at all, it may
be increased to what the Stom. easily bears.
*℞ Aq. font. lbi Tinct. Mart. ℥ſs
ℳ. S. Detergent water. With this not quite cold, the
parts where the Eruption is fresh m. b. bathed a little, once
or twice a day.*
The White powder m. b. continued once a week.
Continue the Ointment, applyg it to the itching parts
but the frequent or large use of it should be avoided.
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Except in very cold weather, or those days he takes the
White powder he may be carried into the Air.
Two or three times a week he may have a
little weak tea with a little bread at dinnertime
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