The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4078] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mrs Grizel Maxwell (Stewart) (of Carriden) / Regarding: Miss Jane Maxwell (Maxwell) (of Carriden) (Patient) / 9 June 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply, entirely on diet, 'For Miss [Jane'] Maxwell of Carriden'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4078 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/9/51 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 9 June 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 | Reply, entirely on diet, 'For Miss [Jane'] Maxwell of Carriden'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:867] |
Case of Miss Jane Maxwell of Carriden, who Cullen has visited in person and who is slowly recovering though has little appetite; mention of 'fits' may imply a fever. |
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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:1925] | Addressee | Mrs Grizel Maxwell (of Carriden) |
| [PERS ID:1926] | Patient | Miss Jane Maxwell (of Carriden) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1925] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Grizel Maxwell (of Carriden) |
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 | Carriden | Falkirk | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Miss Maxwell of Carriden.
As I have had no letter, I presume her complaint has not returned
so that I need speak only of her Diet.
Neither tea nor coffee at breakfast -- -- Take some fresh
cows milk with an equal part of thin water gruel & sweeten it
with sugar -- This will digest better than plain milk -- may
have dry toast with it, & even a little butter if very desirous, but
it should be moderately -- No sweetmeats at any time --
Supper the same as breakfast & at either, she may take
her milk & gruel either hot or cold; & if she like a change
she may instead of bread at supper, have the milk & gruel
warmed & poured upon rice which has been separately boiled.
As dinner he 1 may have every day some chicken broth or
beef tea with toasted bread. The toasted bread is the safest with her
broth but for variety she may have either a little fine bar¬
ley or rice separately boiled & put it into the broth in such
quantity as might be agreable to her. After her broth
she may have 3 or 4 times a week a bit of meat as Lamb
or Chicken, commonly boiled, but ↑sometimes↑ roasted if the fat be a¬
voided -- & she may have sometimes boiled mutton
upon the same condition of avoiding the fat. She may
sometimes have boiled haddoc, whitey or flounder with
a very simple sauce, & sometimes in place of Animal
food she may have a soft boiled egg at dinner.
On the days that she has not animal food she
may after her broth have some kind of light pud¬
ding as of bread, rice, or Cassade & sometimes but
more rarely a little Custard -- When her Stomach
is disposed to acidity, I would give no roots, greens
garden things but I expect that by the use of
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the Powders advised, she will be much mended & then it will be
allowable to give her Garden things as turnips pease or colli¬
flour -- especially when they first come in, young & tender,
but in every shape they should be taken very moderately.
Her ordinary drink must be plain water or toast water
No malt liquor, & hardly any wine -
Any porridge either of barley or oatmeal is improper
but if very fond of them she may have them for supper.
Edinburgh 9th. June. 1777.
W.C.
Notes:
1: Witten in error for "she".
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Maxwell of Carriden.
As I have had no letter, I presume her complaint has not returned
so that I need speak only of her Diet.
Neither tea nor coffee at breakfast -- -- Take some fresh
cows milk w an equal part of thin water gruel & sweeten it
w sugar -- This will digest better than plain milk -- may
have dry toast w it, & even a little butter if very desirous, but
it should be moderately -- No sweetmeats at any time --
Supper the same as breakfast & at either, she may take
her milk & gruel either hot or cold; & if she like a change
she may instead of bread at supper, have the milk & gruel
warmed & poured upon rice wc has been separately boiled.
As dinner he 1 may have every day some chicken broth or
beef tea w toasted bread. The toasted bread is the safest w her
broth but for variety she may have either a little fine bar¬
ley or rice separately boiled & put it into the broth in such
quantity as m. b. agreable to her. After her broth
she may have 3 or 4 times a week a bit of meat as Lamb
or Chicken, commonly boiled, but ↑sometimes↑ roasted if the fat be a¬
voided -- & she may have sometimes boiled mutton
upon the same condition of avoidg the fat. She may
sometimes have boiled haddoc, whitey or flounder w
a very simple sauce, & sometimes in place of Animal
food she may have a soft boiled egg at dinner.
On the days that she has not animal food she
may after her broth have some kind of light pud¬
ding as of bread, rice, or Cassade & sometimes but
more rarely a little Custard -- When her Stomach
is disposed to acidity, I would give no roots, greens
garden things but I expect that by the use of
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the Powders advised, she will be much mended & then it will be
allowable to give her Garden things as turnips pease or colli¬
flour -- especially when they first come in, young & tender,
but in every shape they should be taken very moderately.
Her ordinary drink must be plain water or toast water
No malt liquor, & hardly any wine -
Any porridge either of barley or oatmeal is improper
but if very fond of them she may have them for supper.
Edinr. 9th. June. 1777.
W.C.
Notes:
1: Witten in error for "she".
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