The Cullen Project | [ID:2824] From: Mrs Elizabeth Murray (de Montolieu) (at Darnhall/Blackbarony) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Elizabeth Murray (de Montolieu) (at Darnhall/Blackbarony) (Patient) / 28 May 1786 / (Incoming)

[ID:2824] From: Mrs Elizabeth Murray (de Montolieu) (at Darnhall/Blackbarony) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Elizabeth Murray (de Montolieu) (at Darnhall/Blackbarony) (Patient) / 28 May 1786 / (Incoming)

Letter from Elizabeth Murray, concerning her own case.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	2824
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/1861
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	28 May 1786
Annotation	None
Type	Authorial original
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
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Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Letter from Elizabeth Murray, concerning her own case.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	Yes

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:1348]	Case of Elizabeth Murray of Darnhall who in 1781 is already taking powders for her stomach and who suffers 'flying pains'. In 1786 she visits Moffat to use the waters to treat a skin 'eruption' on her neck and face.	10

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:2802]	Author	Mrs Elizabeth Murray (at Darnhall/Blackbarony)
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2802]	Patient	Mrs Elizabeth Murray (at Darnhall/Blackbarony)
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Role in document	Specific Place	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Blackbarony / Black Barony Castle / Darnhall / Darn Hall	Peebles	Borders	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Mentioned / Other		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place of Handstamp		Peebles	Borders	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Darnhall Sunday May 28th. 1786

Dear Sir

As you was so kind, to desire to know how my
Complaint went on. I have waited till now, in order to
be able to be more positive, of the effects I have found
from your Medicines, & Direction, which I have follow'd implicitely
four large Spoonful of the Mixture, I have taken at Bed time
which has answerd the purpose of making me very Squeemish
without Casting up. towards morning it brings on a Slight perspi¬
ration, and goes off with a lose Stool & no more.

The Healing Lotion I have used to My Neck, & Arms. the Neck
is much better, but my Arms & hands, are rather worse then
when you Saw them. I have used the Ointment about my
Eyes, & Mouth, but they Still continue Scaly. I drink the whey
it sits easy on my Stomach; but palls my Appetite for Breakfast
I continue to eat the water Cressys with Mustard at Breakfast
the Itching which was used to prevent me from resting was greatly
abated, but having taken the advantage these two fine days
for ↑a↑ walking, it has rather brought it on again, but has made my

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Spirits better, and of Course my Health, which always Suffers
by Confinements within these three days, the eruption
has appear'd on My thighs, and the Bottom of my Back
I have used no Lotion to these parts.

As I have not been troubled with Costiveness, I have taken no
powders. I keep inviolably to the Diet & wine you prescribed
God Grant! that my endeavours, and your great Skill My worthy
Doctr. on, which I pin my faith. may set me free of this very
troublesome Complaint. and am with true esteem

Dear Sir
your obedient Servant

Eliz Murray

Ps if you think it necessary for you to see me, again
let me know; & I will meet you in Edinburgh

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Doctor Willm Cullen
Mint Close
Edinburgh

✍
Mrs. Murray
May 1786
V. XVIII. P. 167.

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Darnhall Sunday May 28th. 1786

Dear Sir

As you was so kind, to desire to know how my
Complaint went on. I have waited till now, in order to
be able to be more positive, of the effects I have found
from your Medicines, & Direction, wh. I have follow'd implicitely
four large Spoonful of the Mixture, I have taken at Bed time
which has answerd the purpose of making me very Squeemish
without Casting up. towards morning it brings on a Slight perspi¬
ration, and goes off with a lose Stool & no more.

The Healing Lotion I have used to My Neck, & Arms. the Neck
is much better, but my Arms & hands, are rather worse then
when you Saw them. I have used the Ointment about my
Eyes, & Mouth, but they Still continue Scaly. I drink the whey
it sits easy on my Stomach; but palls my Appetite for Breakfast
I continue to eat the water Cressys with Mustard at Breakfast
the Itching wh. was used to prevent me from resting was greatly
abated, but having taken the advantage these two fine days
for ↑a↑ walking, it has rather brought it on again, but has made my

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Spirits better, and of Course my Health, wh. always Suffers
by Confinements within these three days, the eruption
has appear'd on My thighs, and the Bottom of my Back
I have used no Lotion to these parts.

Dear Sir
your obedient Servant

Eliz Murray

Ps if you think it necessary for you to see me, again
let me know; & I will meet you in Edinr.

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Doctor Willm Cullen
Mint Close
Edinburgh

✍
Mrs. Murray
May 1786
V. XVIII. P. 167.

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