The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4001] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Joseph Harris / Regarding: Mr Joseph Harris (Patient) / 24 February 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mr Joseph Harris surgeon at Egremont'. Advice for ailments which Cullen believes to be rheumatic. He recommends Dover's Powders and an issue, or blistering the crown of the head. He includes a recipe for ointment for his forehead and temples. There is a passing reference to Dr Thomas Percival being 'mistaken in the effects of the Coffee'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4001 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/113 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 24 February 1777 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Mr Joseph Harris surgeon at Egremont'. Advice for ailments which Cullen believes to be rheumatic. He recommends Dover's Powders and an issue, or blistering the crown of the head. He includes a recipe for ointment for his forehead and temples. There is a passing reference to Dr Thomas Percival being 'mistaken in the effects of the Coffee'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:200] |
Case of the surgeon Mr Joseph Harris who is suffering from headaches. |
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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:214] | Addressee | Mr Joseph Harris |
| [PERS ID:214] | Patient | Mr Joseph Harris |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1679] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr Thomas Percival |
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 | Egremont | North-West | England | Europe | certain |
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For Mr Joseph Harris Surgeon at Egremont.
Sorry your ailments so obstinate. Still I think it is rheumatic
& should been relieved by Dover's powders & I wish you had told me
more particularly concerning its operation & effects. Did your
head sweat freely, & did you avoid cold for some time after.
If an opiate can be of service it is more likely to be so in
the form of Dover's powder than in any other. My friend
Percival mistaken in the effects of the Coffee. I have
some trust in an Issue, but do not know what you mean
by one cut in your head. I would employ a perpetual
blister on the crown of the head & if this will not dis¬
charge freely, make a pea issue on the nape of the neck
each side of the spine. If none of these discharge freely
& continue so, you need expect no relief from them.
Keep your head close shaven & every night anoint your forehead
& temples with the following Embrocation.
Take 4 ounces of Rectified Alcohol, half an ounce of the most Caustic Spirit of Ammoniac Salts, and an ounce of Camphor. Mix. Apply this more or less as your skin bears it & when from some days application you find relief, abstain from it till a recurrence of the disorder requires it again.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Joseph Harris Surgeon at Egremont.
Sorry your ailments so obstinate. Still I think it is rheumatic
& should been relieved by Dov. powders & I wish you had told me
more particularly concerning its operation & effects. Did your
head sweat freely, & did you avoid cold for some time after.
If an opiate can be of service it is more likely to be so in
the form of Dov. powder than in any other. My friend
Percival mistaken in the effects of the Coffee. I have
some trust in an Issue, but do not know what you mean
by one cut in your head. I would employ a perpetual
blister on the crown of the head & if this will not dis¬
charge freely, make a pea issue on the nape of the neck
each side of the spine. If none of these discharge freely
& continue so, you need expect no relief from them.
Keep your head close shaven & every nt anoint your forehead
& temples w the followg Embrocation.
℞ Spt. vin. rectif. ℥iv
Spt. sal. ammon. summe caust. ℥ſs. Camph. ℥i ℳ. Apply this more
or less as your skin bears it & when from some days applica¬
tion you find relief, abstain from it till a recurrence of the
disorder requires it again.
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