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

 

[ID:1427] From: Mr B M Adamson / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain John Grey (Gray) (Patient) / 7 July 1777 / (Incoming)

Letter from B. M. Adamson regarding the case of Captain Grey.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 1427
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/522
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date7 July 1777
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Letter from B. M. Adamson regarding the case of Captain Grey.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:167]
Case of Captain John Grey who is jaundiced and develops severe dropsy.
7


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1995]AuthorMr B M Adamson
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1996]PatientCaptain John Grey (Gray)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1995]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr B M Adamson

Places linked to this document

Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Belford North-East England Europe certain
Destination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred

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Belford July 19. 1777.

Dr.


I take this oportunity to acquaint
you that your Patient Capt. J. Grey
continues much the same his
Skin & Urine is very Yellow -
he has a great Itching & some hot
Pimples
on his Skin which when broke
bleed much.


His Appetite is much
better and Sleeps better at Nights
rides out Dayly in a Chaise as we
dare not trust him on Horse back
on account of his being attacked oft
with a lnguour & shivering --
His Pills are near finished & desires
to know if they are to be Continued
or not with the bitter Infusion


I am most respectfully

B. M. Adamson
Surgeon...


P.S. the pills were
[Scys?]. 1 ʒvj. pulv. Absinth ʒij
[Scyr.?]2. S.
The bitter infusion ℔ij
with Sol. tart. ʒij --


John 2
Piper
John Pepper
tt tt tt tt
il
tt tt

Notes:

1: The handwriting renders this ingredient, possibly Squills, unclear.

2: This obscure, scribbled annotation is probably just the testing of a pen.

Diplomatic Text

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Belford July 19. 1777.

Dr.


I take this oportunity to acquaint
you that yr. Patient Capt. J. Grey
continues much the same his
Skin & Urine is very Yellow -
he has a great Itching & some hot
Pimples
on his Skin which when broke
bleed much.


His Appetite is much
better and Sleeps better at Nights
rides out Dayly in a Chaise as we
dare not trust him on Horse back
on account of his being attacked oft
with a lnguour & shivering --
His Pills are near finished & desires
to know if they are to be Continued
or not with the bitter Infusion


I am most respectfully

B. M. Adamson
Surgeon...


P.S. the pills were
[Scys?]. 1 ʒvj. pulv. Absinth ʒij
[Scyr.?]2. S.
The bitter infusion ℔ij
with Sol. tart. ʒij --


John 2
Piper
John Pepper
tt tt tt tt
il
tt tt

Notes:

1: The handwriting renders this ingredient, possibly Squills, unclear.

2: This obscure, scribbled annotation is probably just the testing of a pen.

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