The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4640] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Hannah Pearson (Patient) / 28 May 1783 / (Outgoing)
Reply, for 'Miss H. Pearson'. Cullen's reply concerns the continuing case of Miss Hannah Pearson, who has had a menstrual irregularity. Cullen is pleased to hear that the 'powders have done her service' and she has gradually taken up riding. He includes a 'laxative' recipe.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4640 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/16/45 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 28 May 1783 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, for 'Miss H. Pearson'. Cullen's reply concerns the continuing case of Miss Hannah Pearson, who has had a menstrual irregularity. Cullen is pleased to hear that the 'powders have done her service' and she has gradually taken up riding. He includes a 'laxative' recipe. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:532] |
Case of Miss Hannah Pearson, a young woman with a menstrual irregularity, who conditon is diagnosed as nervous and hysteric. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2638] | Patient | Miss Hannah Pearson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2639] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Jane Pearson |
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 | Greysouthen (Graysouthen) | North-West | England | Europe | inferred |
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Miss H. Pearson.
I have the favour of yours concerning Miss
Pearson with a very proper addition from her mother
and shall now offer the best advice I can.
I think the powders have done her service and I
think you may go on increasing the dose to half a dram
but when you have got that length you may properly
lay them aside entirely for two three weeks and after that
if there is occasion she may return to them with more
advantage.
I am glad to hear she has been on horseback and
if she can go on by degrees and it should be by degrees only
make her ride a little longer I am persuaded it will
be of great service to her. I am
I am a little disappointed in neither you nor
Mrs. Pearson saying any thing to me about the use
of Opiates in which I have been so particular in
my directions but I suppose you have your reasons
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for omitting them.
I think there is nothing of more consequence to
Miss Pearson than preventing or removing her Costiveness
and I am sorry to find that neither of the laxative oils
proposed agree with her stomach. I hope the Pil. Rufi
answer the purpose but if they do not try the Pill pre¬
scribed on other page.
I think Sea Bathing might be of use if she could
bear it but I think also there would be a good deal
of hazard in the trial and I would certainly advise it
to be delayed till the Season is a good deal further advanced
and till the Chalybeate and Riding on has got a
good deal more strength. With Compliments to the Family
I am
Sir
your most Obedient Servant
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For Miss Hannah Pearson
Take an ounce of a mass of aloetic pills as per the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia, fifteen grams of Gamboge, and enough Simple Syrup to make a mass to be divided into individual pills of five grams each. Label laxative Pills one to be taken for a dose at bedtime
Diplomatic Text
Miss H. Pearson.
I have the favour of yours concerning Miss
Pearson with a very proper addition from her mother
and shall now offer the best advice I can.
I think the powders have done her service and I
think you may go on increasing the dose to half a dram
but when you have got that length you may properly
lay them aside entirely for two three weeks and after that
if there is occasion she may return to them with more
advantage.
I am glad to hear she has been on horseback and
if she can go on by degrees and it should be by degrees only
make her ride a little longer I am persuaded it will
be of great service to her. I am
I am a little disappointed in neither you nor
Mrs. Pearson saying any thing to me about the use
of Opiates in which I have been so particular in
my directions but I suppose you have your reasons
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for omitting them.
I think there is nothing of more consequence to
Miss Pearson than preventing or removing her Costiveness
and I am sorry to find that neither of the laxative oils
proposed agree with her stomach. I hope the Pil. Rufi
answer the purpose but if they do not try the Pill pre¬
scribed on other page.
I think Sea Bathing might be of use if she could
bear it but I think also there would be a good deal
of hazard in the trial and I would certainly advise it
to be delayed till the Season is a good deal further advanced
and till the Chalybeate and Riding on has got a
good deal more strength. With Compliments to the Family
I am
Sir
your most Obedient Servant
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For Miss Hannah Pearson
℞ Mass. pil. aloetic. Ph. Ed. Ʒj
Gambog. gr. xv
Syr. Simpl. q.s. ut. f. massa dividenda in
pil. Sing. gr. v.
Signa laxative Pills one to be taken for a
dose at bedtime
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