The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:173] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Crawford (Patient) / 31 July 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mrs Crauford'. Cullen's reply is in response to a letter from Mr Molyson describing her case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 173 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/59 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 31 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, 'For Mrs Crauford'. Cullen's reply is in response to a letter from Mr Molyson describing her case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1411] |
Case of Mrs Crawford who is advised on regimen and is prescribed pectoral and cooling medicines. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:144] | Patient | Mrs Crawford |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:121] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Alexander Mollison (Molison, Molyson) |
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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For Mrs Crauford
From the full and exact account of the Case -
which I have received from Mr Molyson I would pro¬
pose the following measures
While the weather continues warm dry and tole¬
rably calm let her be carried out in a boat once or
twice a day for an hour or two at a time taking care
to defend her from the sun wind or rain.
If the weather should absolutely prevent this
let her have what air & exercise she can bear in
a Carriage
Let her diet be very entirely of milk farinacea
and fruit avoiding on one hand animal food and on
the other much garden things
Let her ordinary drink be water or watery liquors
avoiding entirely all fermented or spiritous liquors.
If the weather should change may be expected
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to wet or cold let her wear flannel every where next her
skin.
In the way of medicine I have only two to propose
and they prescribed on the opposite page
Edinburgh31 July
1781
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For Mrs Crauford
Take one ounce of dried Tussilago leaves, cook down from two pounds of boiling water to one pound, and at the end add one drachm of fennel seeds. Strain, add two drachms of Liquorice Extract. Label: Pectoral Aporem, half a gill to be taken two or three times a day.
Take three ounces of rose Water and half an ounce each of dried rose Syrup and Spiritus vitrioli tenuis. Mix. Label:Cooling Mixture, a teaspoonful to be taken in an ordinary wine glassful of water several times of day or night.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Crauford
From the full and exact account of the Case -
which I have received from Mr Molyson I would pro¬
pose the following measures
While the weather continues warm dry and tole¬
rably calm let her be carried out in a boat once or
twice a day for an hour or two at a time taking care
to defend her from the sun wind or rain.
If the weather should absolutely prevent this
let her have what air & exercise she can bear in
a Carriage
Let her diet be very entirely of milk farinacea
and fruit avoiding on one hand animal food and on
the other much garden things
Let her ordinary drink be water or watery liquors
avoiding entirely all fermented or spiritous liquors.
If the weather should change may be expected
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to wet or cold let her wear flannel every where next her
skin.
In the way of medicine I have only two to propose
and they prescribed on the opposite page
Edinr.31 July
1781
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For Mrs Crauford
℞ folior tussilag. sicc. ℥j
Coque ex aqua lbij ad lbj sub finem
adjiciens sem. fœnical d. ʒj
Colato adde Extract. Glycyrrh. ʒij
Signa Pectoral Aporem half a gill to be taken two
or three times a day
℞ Aq. rosar. ℥iij
Syr. e ros. sicc
Spir. vitriol. tenuis @ ℥ſs
ℳ. Signa Cooling Mixture a teaspoonfull to be
taken in an ordinary wine glassfull of water several
times of day or night
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