The Cullen Project | [ID:168] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: James Wilson (Willson) / Regarding: Mrs Wilson (Willson) (Patient) / 18 July 1781 / (Outgoing)

[ID:168] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: James Wilson (Willson) / Regarding: Mrs Wilson (Willson) (Patient) / 18 July 1781 / (Outgoing)

Reply concerning the case of Mrs Wilson. She seems to have given up on the medicines Cullen prescribed, claiming that the warm weather turned them.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	168
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/1/14/54
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Outgoing
Date	18 July 1781
Annotation	None
Type	Machine copy
Enclosure(s)	Enclosure(s) present
Autopsy	No
Recipe	Yes
Regimen	No
Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Reply concerning the case of Mrs Wilson. She seems to have given up on the medicines Cullen prescribed, claiming that the warm weather turned them.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:1338]	Case of Mrs Wilson [Willson] who has rheumatism and then a possible kidney condition.	4

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1]	Author	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3178]	Addressee	James Wilson (Willson)
[PERS ID:88]	Patient	Mrs Wilson (Willson)
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3178]	Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend	James Wilson (Willson)

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		Coupar Angus	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	inferred

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Dear Sir,

I apprehended from the beginning that
Mrs Wilsons ↑ailments↑ would be tedious but did not despair of them
in time. I don't understand how the weather turned the
Medicines particularly the Mixture and I am sorry she has
given them up since the warm weather came ↑in↑ as I expected
the warm weather would have favoured their operation.
However I shall try the Medicines in another shape and have
prescribed them on the other page. Let her also still
continue her exercise and let me know after some time
how matters go with her. Wishing heartily her better
health I am

Sir
your most obedient servant

William Cullen

Edinburgh 18th July
1781

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For Mrs Wilson

Take two drachms of volatile elixir of guaiacum, half an ounce of gum Arabic, six drachms of Simple syrup. Crush together carefully then little by little add three ounces of peppermint water, two drachms of antimonial wine. Mix and label Diaphoretic Mixture, a tablespoonful to be taken every second night at bedtime.

18th July
1781

W. C.

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Dear Sir,

Sir
your most obedient servant

William Cullen

Edinr 18th July
1781

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For Mrs Wilson

℞ Elix. guaiacin. vol. Ʒij
Mucilag. G. Arab. ℥ſs
Syr. Simpl. Ʒvj
Terito simul probe et paulatim adde
Aq. menth. pip. ℥iij
Vin. antimonial. Ʒij
ℳ. Sig. Diaphoretic Mixture a table spoonfull
to be taken every second night at bedtime

18th July
1781

W. C.

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