The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4400] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Laurence Edmonston (Edmonstone) / Regarding: Mrs Janet Scott (Sanderson) (Patient) / 1 April 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'Mr Edmonstone C Mrs Ross of Shetland', although the patient referred to is in fact Mrs Scott.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4400 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/138 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 1 April 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'Mr Edmonstone C Mrs Ross of Shetland', although the patient referred to is in fact Mrs Scott. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:770] |
Case of Mrs Scott, a sister-in-law of Laurence Edmonston, who has a lung condition. Edmonston writes concerning other relatives in later years. |
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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:605] | Addressee | Mr Laurence Edmonston (Edmonstone) |
| [PERS ID:1555] | Patient | Mrs Janet Scott |
| [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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Shetlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Mr Edmonstone Concerning Mrs Ross of Shetland
Certainly Tubercles in her Lungs-- she cannot bear any
Evacuations, & both for that & for stopping the Diarrhœea, you
must use Laudanum, but in larger doses than you have been
employing- The only thing that I think can be of service
to her will be sailing for a week or two at one time-
One other remedy you may try is the juice of Tussilago
leaves. The leaves to be gathered fresh every morning &
the juice immediately expressed from them, of which, she is
to to take a table spoonfull twice a day, increasing
the Dose, by a spoonfull at one time till she can
take as much of it as her Stomach easily bears- I have
known Stomachs bear 4 ounces twice a day---
If her Strength can anyways allow of it, you may try an
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Diplomatic Text
Mr Edmonstone C. Mrs Ross of Shetland
Certainly Tubercles in her Lungs-- she cannot bear any
Evacuations, & both for that & for stopping the Diarrhœea, you
must use Laudanum, but in larger doses than you have been
employing- The only thing that I think can be of service
to her will be sailing for a week or two at one time-
One other remedy you may try is the juice of Tussilago
leaves. The leaves to be gathered fresh every morning &
the juice immediately expressed from them, of which, she is
to to take a table spoonfull twice a day, increasing
the Dose, by a spoonfull at one time till she can
take as much of it as her Stomach easily bears- I have
known Stomachs bear 4 ounces twice a day---
If her Strength can anyways allow of it, you may try an
Issue in
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