The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:247] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Daniel Whittaker (Whitaker, junior) (Patient) / 21 December 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Whitaker of Manchester', consisting of a short recipe.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 247 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/133 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 December 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Whitaker of Manchester', consisting of a short recipe. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1413] |
Case of Mr Daniel Whitaker, junior, at Manchester who is prescribed a diaphoretic for a scorbutic complaint. |
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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:2972] | Patient | Mr Daniel Whittaker (Whitaker, junior) |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Manchester | North-West | England | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
For Mr Whitaker of Manchester
Take one ounce of Burdock root, two drachms of peel and root of Mezeron, cook in three pounds of water and reduce to two, before at the end adding one drachm of sweet Fennel seeds and an ounce of shaved Root of Liquorice. Strain and Label: Diaphoretic Decoction. A quart to be drank every day for a fortnight or three weeks.
December 21.
1781.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Whitaker of Manchester
℞ Rad. bardan. ℥j
Cort. rad. Mezer. ʒij
Coque ex Aq. lbiij ad lbij sub
finem addens
Semin fœnicul. dulc. ʒj
Rad. glycyrrhiz ras. ℥j
Cola et S. Diapht. Decoction
a quart to be drank every
day for a fortnight or
three weeks-
Decr 21.
1781.
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