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

 

[ID:5866] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr James Wood (of Keithick) / Regarding: Mrs Mercer (Patient) / 31 July 1789 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'Mrs Mercer'. Some Extract. hyosciami was inclosed in a bladder and sent with the letter.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 5866
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/21/137
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date31 July 1789
Annotation None
TypeMachine scribal copy
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, 'Mrs Mercer'. Some Extract. hyosciami was inclosed in a bladder and sent with the letter.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1287]
Case of Mrs Mercer who has a hard tumour in her right side.
4


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:5170]AddresseeDr James Wood (of Keithick)
[PERS ID:5619]PatientMrs Mercer
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:5170]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr James Wood (of Keithick)
[PERS ID:5626]OtherMr Kenneth Mackenzie

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 Perth Mid Scotland Scotland Europe inferred
Mentioned / Other Perth Mid Scotland Scotland Europe certain

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Mrs. Mercer
Dear Sir,


Neglecting all matters of ceremony
I speak only of business. Mrs. Mercer case is
very desperate, but we must try to relieve
her as well as we can. I have inquired
after the Estractum hyosciami, and hope I
have found some that may be depended upon
I have ordered Kenneth Mackenzie Chemist
and Druggist to send you an Ounce
by the Perth Carrier whom I hope he will
undertake this afternoon. I have ordered
him also to bring to me a thin plate of it
inclosed in a bladder, so that it may come
inclosed in this letter. You will please
proceed with it, as directed in my former.
[and?] I find no inconsistency in going on with
the Extract rather the powder of [the?]
Cicuta
. Wishing you harty success I am Dear


James Your faithful and most Obedient Servant
William Cullen

Edinburgh 31st. July
1789

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[Page 1]
Mrs. Mercer
Dear Sir,


Neglecting all matters of ceremony
I speak only of business. Mrs. Mercer case is
very desperate, but we must try to relieve
her as well as we can. I have inquired
after the Extract. hyosciami, and hope I
have found some that may be depended upon
I have ordered Kenneth Mackenzie Chemist
and Druggist to send you an Ounce
by the Perth Carrier whom I hope he will
undertake this afternoon. I have ordered
him also to bring to me a thin plate of it
inclosed in a bladder, so that it may come
inclosed in this letter. You will please
proceed with it, as directed in my former.
[and?] I find no inconsistency in going on with
the Extract rather the powder of [the?]
Cicuta
. Wishing you harty success I am Dear


James Your faithful and most Obedient Servant
William Cullen

Edinr. 31st. July
1789

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