The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4540] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Farquharson / Regarding: Miss Amelia Farquharson (of Invercauld) (Patient) / 21 November 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Miss Farquharson of Invercauld', who is 'Strongly threatened with consumption' and spits blood. Cullen advises on blistering and provides a recipe for a cooling mixture.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4540 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/107 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 November 1779 |
| 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 headed 'For Miss Farquharson of Invercauld', who is 'Strongly threatened with consumption' and spits blood. Cullen advises on blistering and provides a recipe for a cooling mixture. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1117] |
Case of Miss [Amelia] Farquharson of Invercauld who travels to Edinburgh to see Cullen but whose dangerously advanced consumption soon proves fatal. |
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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:663] | Addressee | Mr William Farquharson |
| [PERS ID:874] | Patient | Miss Amelia Farquharson (of Invercauld) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:663] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Farquharson |
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 | Dunkeld | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Invercauld | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Miss Farquharson of Invercauld
Strongly threatened with consumption & if your opinion
of the nature of her spitting is right it has advanced very ra¬
pidly to a dangerous degree. The disease having resisted
your judicious measures without suffering any interruption
gives a most unfavorable view.
Your bleedings were proper and we might from her
present appearances of bloodspitting be led to repeat them:
but I would not unless in absolute necessity, as she is now
so very low & weak. You must trust to her low regimen
& keeping her cool, & I hope she will recieve benefit from
the Mixture prescribed. I daresay you have used De¬
mulcents of all kinds & I would continue them as much
as her stomach bears. & I prefer the G. Arabic to any
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other.
I am afraid her weakness, the season, & her threatenings of
bloodspitting will prevent any benefit from exercise in a Carriage.
If her cough as usual, trouble her in the night, increase
both fever & sweatings, & perhaps bloodspitting, you must
try a Paregoric such as you think she will best bear. It is
useful to keep the blister open on her side but inconvenient
as it precludes the application of a fresh blister which
may be necessary there. I would therefore prefer having the
Issue in her back.
Take 3 ounces of Rosewater and a ½ ounce each of Syrup of Dried Roses and Thin Spirit. Mix. Label: Cooling Mixture a teaspoonful in an ordinary wineglassful of water several times a day. It may be used more or less frequently according to the urgency of her bloodspitting.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Farquharson of Invercauld
Strongly threatened with consumption & if your opinion
of the nature of her spitting is right it has advanced very ra¬
pidly to a dangerous degree. The disease having resisted
your judicious measures without suffering any interruption
gives a most unfavorable view.
Your bleedings were proper and we might from her
present appearances of bloodspitting be led to repeat them:
but I would not unless in absolute necessity, as she is now
so very low & weak. You must trust to her low regimen
& keeping her cool, & I hope she will recieve benefit from
the Mixture prescribed. I daresay you have used De¬
mulcents of all kinds & I would continue them as much
as her stomach bears. & I prefer the G. Arabic to any
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other.
I am afraid her weakness, the season, & her threatenings of
bloodspitting will prevent any benefit from exercise in a Carriage.
If her cough as usual, trouble her in the night, increase
both fever & sweatings, & perhaps bloodspitting, you must
try a Paregoric such as you think she will best bear. It is
useful to keep the blister open on her side but inconvenient
as it precludes the application of a fresh blister which
may be necessary there. I would therefore prefer having the
Issue in her back.
℞ Aq. rosar. ℥iij Syr. e ros. sicc. Spt. ten. @ ℥ſs
ℳ. S. Cooling ℳ. a teaspoonful in an ordinary wineglass¬
ful of water several times a day. It may be used more or less
frequently according to the urgency of her bloodspitting
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