The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:424] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / November? 1770? / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Dr Ogilvy's Friend'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 424 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/7 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | November? 1770? |
| 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 Dr Ogilvy's Friend' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:298] |
Case of 'Dr Ogilvy's friend' who is prescribed a strengthener, an antispasmodic and a chalybeate. |
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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:4981] | Patient | |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1109] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Dr Ogilvy |
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 Dr Ogilvys Friend
Take half a drachm each of flowers of camphor, steel, extract of [soft?] Peruvian bark, and a sufficient quantity of Gum Tragacanth, and make a mass divided into single pills of five grains. Label: Antispasmodic Pills.
Take one ounce of powdered Peruvian bark, two drachms of green vitriol, six ounces of conserve of roses, and a sufficient quantity of simple syrup and make an electuary. Label: Strengthening Electuary.
Take one drachm each of prepared steel filings, powdered cinnamon and white sugar. Mix into a powder and divide into 24 doses. Label: Chalybeate Powders.
Diplomatic Text
For Dr Ogilvys Friend
℞ Camphor. Flor. Mart. Extr. cort. Peruv. [moll?] @ ʒſs
Mucil. G. Frag. q. s. ut f, m. divid. in pil sing. gr v
sig. Antispasmodic Pills
℞ pulv. Cort. Peruv ℥j Sall Mart. ʒij Cons. Ros. ʒvj
Syr. comm. q.s. ut f. Elect. sig. Strengthening Electuary
℞ Lim. Mart ppt. Cinnam pulv.
sacch. alb. @ ʒj
ℳ f. pulvis. dividend. in dos XXIV S. Chalybeate Powders.
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