The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4816] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Miss Margaret Ferguson (Fergusson) / Regarding: Mrs Ferguson (Patient) / 14 April 1784 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mrs Ferguson', further to Cullen's previous letter to Miss Ferguson, this time giving advice to her mother.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4816 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/12 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 14 April 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Mrs Ferguson', further to Cullen's previous letter to Miss Ferguson, this time giving advice to her mother. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2269] |
Case of Mrs Mary Ferguson's mother at Dunfermline who has swollen legs and feet. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3340] | Addressee | Miss Margaret Ferguson (Fergusson) |
| [PERS ID:3347] | Patient | Mrs Ferguson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3347] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Ferguson |
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 | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Mrs Ferguson
I regret very much that I omitted in my
last to advise for your Mother but my hurry to get
your medicines and to overtake your Courier occasioned
it. On the other page I have given a prescription
which I hope shall be of service to her but I
have not thought it necessary to send it from
this place because I am certain that every
Surgeon in Dunfermline has the medicinal
hand and in good condition. Let your Mother
take it every day to the quantity that may
be necessary to move her belly a little and after
every dose of it let her wash it down with
about a gill of Barley water. If it at all in¬
creases her urine it will be of great service
to her. Wishing it enough I am
Madam
[Your most ] Obedient Servant
Edinburgh 14th April
1784
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✍ For Mrs Ferguson
Take one and a half ounces of Crystal Tartar one and a half drachms of powdered compound of Jalap Take as much as is sufficient of Simple Syrup to make a Lochoch. Label: Aperient Electuary a tea Spoonfull to be taken several times a day.
N.B. If the above should become dry let it be again
well thinned with fresh syrup. ---
Diplomatic Text
Mrs Ferguson
I regret very much that I omitted in my
last to advise for your Mother but my hurry to get
your medicines and to overtake your Courier occasioned
it. On the other page I have given a prescription
which I hope shall be of service to her but I
have not thought it necessary to send it from
this place because I am certain that every
Surgeon in Dunfermline has the medicinal
hand and in good condition. Let your Mother
take it every day to the quantity that may
be necessary to move her belly a little and after
every dose of it let her wash it down with
about a gill of Barley water. If it at all in¬
creases her urine it will be of great service
to her. Wishing it enough I am
Madam
[Your most ] Obedient Servant
Edr. 14th April
1784
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✍ For Mrs Ferguson
℞ Crystall. Tartar. ℥jſs
pulv. c Jalap. comp. ʒjſs
Syr. Simpl. q. s. ut f. Lochoch
Sig. Aperient Electuary a tea Spoonfull to be taken
several times a day.
N.B. If the above should become dry let it be again
well thinned with fresh syrup. ---
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