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

 

[ID:16] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Lord Douglas Hamilton (Patient) / 28 August 1764 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'For L[ord] Douglas Hamilton', concerning chincough.

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DOC ID 16
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/1/13
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date28 August 1764
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, 'For L[ord] Douglas Hamilton', concerning chincough.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:128]
Case of a child, Lord Douglas Hamilton, with 'chincough'.
1


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Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1104]Addressee
[PERS ID:1103]PatientLord Douglas Hamilton
[PERS ID:1104]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1105]OtherMr Flint

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Rosneath Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred
Therapeutic Recommendation Hamilton Glasgow and West Scotland Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Rosneath Glasgow and West Scotland Europe certain

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For Lord Douglas Hamilton


We are well acquainted in the obstinacy
of the Chincough. It is often tedious
but to children of Lord Douglas's age
it is rarely fatal. My Lord's symptoms
are indeed severe but we hope he
will soon get the better of them


The Remedy we would Chiefly
recommend & depend upon is the
bark
but we cannot trust to
the Decoction & desire that it may
be taken in powder. If that is very
fine & well difused in water we
expect that Lord Douglas will take it as
easily as the Decoction. We beg that
Mr Flint may pick out some of the
finest as there is a Difference in
every parcel & even of that finest when
some quantity is put into a mortar
let only the first that comes through
the Sieve be taken. With these
precautions we hope it will be
taken & ly light on the Stomach.
Let be taken chiefly in the afternoon
in more or fewer doses as it can
be managed but if possible let Arum
be taken in the Course of the



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afternoon let this be done for
several days & if Lord D bears it
well the quantity may be to half
a Dram or a Dram more while
the bark is taking let care be
taken to keep his belly regular
& we think the Rhubarb very
fit for this purpose. The Squills
might answer the same but
we do not think the necessary
Quantity can be taken without
being troublesome by the Sickness
it would occasion. These are
the only medecines we think
necessary but we think that my
Lord would also be the better of
the for a Change of air & think
that Hamilton for a week or
two
would be a very good change
from Rosneath & after a week or
two at Hamilton change again
to Rosneath might be of service.

W.C.

28thAugust
1764

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For Ld Douglas Hamilton


We are well acquainted in the obstinacy
of the Chincough. It is often tedious
but to children of Ld Douglas's age
it is rarely fatal. My Lord's symptoms
are indeed severe but we hope he
will soon get the better of them


The Remedy we would Chiefly
recommend & depend upon is the
bark
but we cannot trust to
the Decoction & desire yt it may
be taken in powder. If yt is very
fine & well difused in water we
expect yt Ld Douglas will take it as
easily as ye Decoction. We beg that
Mr Flint may pick out some of the
finest as there is a Difference in
every parcel & even of that finest when
some quantity is put into a mortar
let only the first that comes through
the Sieve be taken. With these
precautions we hope it will be
taken & ly light on the Stomach.
Let be taken chiefly in the afternoon
in more or fewer doses as it can
be managed but if possible let Arum
be taken in the Course of the



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afternoon let this be done for
several days & if Ld D bears it
well the quantity may be to half
a Dram or a Dram more while
the bark is taking let care be
taken to keep his belly regular
& we think the Rhubarb very
fit for this purpose. The Squills
might answer the same but
we do not think the necessary
Quantity can be taken wtout
being troublesome by the Sickness
it would occasion. These are
ye only medecines we think
necessary but we think that my
Ld would also be the better of
the for a Change of air & think
yt Hamilton for a week or
two
would be a very good change
from Rosneath & after a week or
two at Hamilton change again
to Rosneath might be of service.

W.C.

28thAugt
1764

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