The Cullen Project | [ID:4158] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr (at the Bush) (Patient) / 3 October 1777? / (Outgoing)

[ID:4158] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr (at the Bush) (Patient) / 3 October 1777? / (Outgoing)

Reply, an isolated recipe, 'For Mr. at the Bush[?]'. Has 'Mrs Laing' deleted in heading.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	4158
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/1/10/15
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Outgoing
Date	3 October 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, an isolated recipe, 'For Mr. at the Bush[?]'. Has 'Mrs Laing' deleted in heading.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:943]	Case of an unnamed patient identified only as 'Mr ... at the Bush', prescribed an aperient [has 'Mrs Laing' deleted].	1

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1]	Author	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2277]	Patient	Mr (at the Bush)
[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

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For Mrs Laing Mr at the Bush

Take two drachms each of Gum guaiac and white sugar. Grind well together then add one ounce of mucilage of Gum arabic. Grind again and little by little add - six ounces of peppermint water. Label: Aperient solution - two table spoonfulls to be taken every night at bed time shaking it well before pouring out.

3 October

W C

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For Mrs Laing Mr at the Bush

℞ Gum: guaiac. sacchar alb aa ʒij - Terito simul probe dein
adde mucilag G: arab: ℥j. Terito rursus & paulatim adde -- Aq:
menth: pip ℥vj - Sig: Aperient solution - two table spoonfulls
to be taken every night at bed time shaking it well before pourg
out.

3 Octr

W C

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