The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1883] From: James Dobson / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: William Dobson (Patient) / 12 July 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from James Dobson concerning the case of William Dobson. Cullen's response, dated 17th July 1780 is on the reverse of the letter, gives a recipe for the Cephalic pills sent by way of reply.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1883 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/962 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 12 July 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from James Dobson concerning the case of William Dobson. Cullen's response, dated 17th July 1780 is on the reverse of the letter, gives a recipe for the Cephalic pills sent by way of reply. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1269] |
Case of William Dobson who took the medicines, but had a [coughing?] 'fitt on Sunday'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:4606] | Author | James Dobson |
| [PERS ID:4607] | Patient | William Dobson |
| [PERS ID:3302] | Other |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Longhorsely | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Morpeth | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Northumberland | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Morpeth | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
William Dobson has taken all
the Medicines you Prescribed for him friday
last and had afitt on Sunday and a great
Quantity of[red fleam?] Came from him
Sir if you can Order him any more ↑prescriptions↑ [assuming?]
that you think will be in Service to him
you will Please to send them with
Mr. Harvey's clerck who will carry them
safe -
[Direct?] for J. Dobson Son Longhorsely
lane End near Morpeth Northumberland
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Dr. Cullen
{illeg} Edinburgh
[Start of margin text][End of margin text]✍William Dobson.
July. 1780
XI.p.
Answered by sending a box of Pills
as follows.
Take ten grammes of Blue Vitriol, one scruple of white sugar, one drachm of Extract of Gentian, and enough Simple Syrup to make a mass. Divide into 20 pills. Label: Cephalic pills. One to be taken every night and morning.
Notes:
1: There is a 'Lane End' garage in Longhorsley (in 2014), which probably indicates the vicinity where this specific address was once located.
Diplomatic Text
Wm. Dobson has taken all
the Medicines you Prescribed for him friday
last and had afitt on Sunday and a great
Quantity of[red fleam?] Came from him
Sr. if you can Order him any more ↑ptions.↑ [assuming?]
that you think will be in Service to him
you will Please to send them with
Mr. Harvey's clerck who will carry them
safe -
[Direct?] for J. Dobson Son Longhorsely
lane End near Morpeth Northumberland
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Dr. Cullen
{illeg} Edinburgh
[Start of margin text][End of margin text]✍William Dobson.
July. 1780
XI.p.
Answered by sendg a box of Pills
as follows.
℞ Vitriol. Roman. gr. x. Sacch.
alb. [proniss.?] ℈j Extr. gentian. ʒj
Syr. simpl. q. s. ulf. mass. divid.
in pil. XX. S. Cephalic pills; one
to be taken every night & morning.
Notes:
1: There is a 'Lane End' garage in Longhorsley (in 2014), which probably indicates the vicinity where this specific address was once located.
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