The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:156] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Lowndes (Patient), Mr Wilson (Patient) / 29 June 1781 / (Outgoing)
Letter to unnamed recipient [identifiable as the Mr Stewart of the enclosed letter] enclosing advice for Mr Lowdnes (the enclosure is Doc: 155. Cullen adds that he has no time to write re. Mr Wilson and will reply later. This is Doc 157 (dated 30 June 1781).
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 156 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/42 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 29 June 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter to unnamed recipient [identifiable as the Mr Stewart of the enclosed letter] enclosing advice for Mr Lowdnes (the enclosure is Doc: 155. Cullen adds that he has no time to write re. Mr Wilson and will reply later. This is Doc 157 (dated 30 June 1781). |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1383] |
Case of Mr Lowdnes who has an abdominal swelling. |
2 |
| [Case ID:1434] |
Case of Mr Wilson who has some sort of 'fits' as evident from a poor copy of Cullen's reply. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:124] | Patient | Mr Wilson |
| [PERS ID:123] | Patient | Mr Lowndes |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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 |
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I send you inclosed my advice for Mr
Lowndes, which I hope shall be of service to him. I have pro¬
posed to continue the unction every second night for five or six
nights (↑times↑) which will take up about a fortnight but as some
people are much more easily touched than others you must take
care that if there is the least tendency to go to the mouth you must
stop the course and upon the contrary if there is no tendency to
the mouth the course any be continued for a week or two longer.
The draught is intended to keep the belly regular and
if it does not do that you may increase the dose of Salts but
all purging is unnecessary and if the draught gives a loose
stool you must diminish the Salts. It will be a good effect
if the draught goes by urine.
I proposed to have inclosed ↑also↑ my advice for Mr Wilson
but find I cannot finish it before tomorrow.
to both Gentlemen and am with great regard
1781
Diplomatic Text
I send you inclosed my advice for Mr
Lowndes, which I hope shall be of service to him. I have pro¬
posed to continue the unction every second night for five or six
nights (↑times↑) which will take up about a fortnight but as some
people are much more easily touched than others you must take
care that if there is the least tendency to go to the mouth you must
stop the course and upon the contrary if there is no tendency to
the mouth the course any be continued for a week or two longer.
The draught is intended to keep the belly regular and
if it does not do that you may increase the dose of Salts but
all purging is unnecessary and if the draught gives a loose
stool you must diminish the Salts. It will be a good effect
if the draught goes by urine.
I proposed to have inclosed ↑also↑ my advice for Mr Wilson
but find I cannot finish it before tomorrow.
to both Gentlemen and am with great regard
1781
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