The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:559] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Alexander Low (Law?) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Low (Law?) (Patient) / 29 May 1782 / (Outgoing)
Reply, for 'Mr Low'. As Mr Low appears to be recovering from his ailment, Cullen approves of the mare's milk and prescribes more medicines, along with instructions to have them prepared at Mr Ninian Hill's shop in Glasgow. Cullen includes recipes for a pectoral mixture and a mild issue ointment.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 559 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/41 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 29 May 1782 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, for 'Mr Low'. As Mr Low appears to be recovering from his ailment, Cullen approves of the mare's milk and prescribes more medicines, along with instructions to have them prepared at Mr Ninian Hill's shop in Glasgow. Cullen includes recipes for a pectoral mixture and a mild issue ointment. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1132] |
Case of Mr Low [Law] who has a serious chest complaint. |
6 |
| [Case ID:1133] |
Case of Mr James Brownlee [Brounlie], an impoverished mason who has a sore on his lips from working with lime. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:195] | Addressee | Mr Alexander Low (Law?) |
| [PERS ID:195] | Patient | Mr Alexander Low (Law?) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:873] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Wardrop |
| [PERS ID:4878] | Other | Mr Ninian Hill |
| [PERS ID:4876] | Other | Mr Meek |
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 | Auchenlea (Auchenlie) | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Mr Ninian Hill's apothecary shop | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Mr Low
Dear Sir
I am happy to find that the
Pills have been of service to you and hope they shall
continue to be so. I have inclosed here two Prescriptions
which I think you should send to Glasgow and to Mr
Ninian Hills shop, to be dispensed. One of them a
Mixture to mend your Defluxion. The other is for a
mild Issue Ointment to be applied to your Issue
which will give you much less pain and trouble
than what you formerly and if it keeps up the
discharge tolerably well, you need apply no other than
this, but if you find that it does not keep up the
discharge very well, you may now & then, that is
once in two three or four days, apply the other
Ointment in the manner that Dr Wardrop
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and Mr Meek taught you. I approve very much
of your taking Mares Milk. You may begin
with a Gill and gradually increase to a Gil
half a muchkin twice a day. By these remedies
and good weather which I immediately expect
I hope you will soon get better, and that I may
have the pleasure of seeing you here.
Please acquaint Auchinlee, that Brounlee
Has had his lip cut off and is seemingly doing
very well. I am with best Compliments
to all your friends
Dear Sir,
your most obedient Servant
William Cullen
Edinburgh May 29.
1782.
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For Mr Low
Take half a drachm each of Gum Ammoniacum and Myrrh and four ounces of pennyroyal Water. Dissolve, and add to the strained liquid two ounces of Mucilage of gum Arabic and one ounce each simple cinnamon Water and Syrup of squills. Mix. Label: Pectoral Mixture; two table spoonfuls to be taken twice every day, that is in the forenoon and towards the Evening.
Take two ounces of Mild Epispastic Ointment. Label: Mild Issue Ointment.
W.C.
May 29th 1782
Diplomatic Text
Mr Low
Dear Sir
I am happy to find that the
Pills have been of service to you and hope they shall
continue to be so. I have inclosed here two Prescriptions
which I think you should send to Glasgow and to Mr
Ninian Hills shop, to be dispensed. One of them a
Mixture to mend your Defluxion. The other is for a
mild Issue Ointment to be applied to your Issue
which will give you much less pain and trouble
than what you formerly and if it keeps up the
discharge tolerably well, you need apply no other than
this, but if you find that it does not keep up the
discharge very well, you may now & then, that is
once in two three or four days, apply the other
Ointment in the manner that Dr Wardrop
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and Mr Meek taught you. I approve very much
of your taking Mares Milk. You may begin
with a Gill and gradually increase to a Gil
half a muchkin twice a day. By these remedies
and good weather which I immediately expect
I hope you will soon get better, and that I may
have the pleasure of seeing you here.
Please acquaint Auchinlee, that Brounlee
Has had his lip cut off and is seemingly doing
very well. I am with best Compliments
to all your friends
Dear Sir,
your most obedt Servt.
William Cullen
Edinr May 29.
1782.
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For Mr Low
℞ Gumm. Ammon.
Myrrh. @ ʒſs
Aq. puleg. ℥iv
Solve et colato adde
Muc. gumm. Arab. ℥ij
Aq. cinnam. simpl.
Syr. scillitic @ ℥j
ℳ. Sig. Pectoral Mixture two table spoonfuls
to be taken twice every day, that is in the fore¬
noon and towards the Evening.
W.C.
May 29th 1782
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