The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4849] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Ingham / Regarding: Miss Ellison (Alison) (Patient) / 10 June 1784 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Miss Ellison'. The recipe for stomachic drops referred to on page two may be found in doc. 4796.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4849 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/45 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10 June 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Miss Ellison'. The recipe for stomachic drops referred to on page two may be found in doc. 4796. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1572] |
Case of Miss Ellison who suffers from a number of conditions including costiveness, a nervous complaint in her head and an inflamed eye. |
12 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:82] | Addressee | Mr William Ingham |
| [PERS ID:2597] | Patient | Miss Ellison (Alison) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:82] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Ingham |
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 | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Miss Ellison
I have again had the honour of a Visit
from our patient Miss Ellison and think it pro¬
per to address to you what course to [take?] with
regard to her complaints
Although she has not been so well as I
[cou]ld with and I doubt if ever her Nerves can
[be] strengthened as fas as we would desire I think
she is better and more free from the complaint
of her head than when I was first Consulted and
therefore I have little now to offer with respect
to her. I think she may still be the better
for taking during the Summer season the saline
[solution] I formerly prescribed for her. I expected
that it would keep her bowels regular and
I believe it commonly does so but she tells me
that is sometimes fails and that it is neces¬
[sary] {illeg} other {illeg}
[Page 2]
In such a case the Aloetics might {illeg}
pass but from {illeg} in Miss Ellisons
constitution I would avoid them if I could and
I have therefore given a prescription on other page
which I hope will answer the purpose. It does
not sit always easy upon every ladys stomach
but when compounded in the manner I have
proposed and that the Phial is always very well
shaken before pouring out and it is taken at bed
time I have reconciled many stomachs to it which
could not otherwise take Oil in any shape, and
if Miss Ellisons stomach bears it she will
probably find it a very convenient laxative and
to operate in a much less dose than I have at
present proposed. When Miss Ellison shall
unluckily happen to be affected with the Nervous
Spasms as I conceive them to be in her stomach
I cannot propose a better remedy than these
Stomachic drops for which I {illeg} you a
[Page 3]
{illeg} sometime ago.
If it shall happen that Miss Ellisons
nervous complaints seem to recur upon her more
[frequently th]an usual or to affect her symptom
more considerably it may be proper for her to
take a course of the Tonic Electuary and infusion
I formerly enclosed but the time of this I must
leave to your discretion.
The remedy that I very much {illeg} for
preserving Miss Ellison in good health is her
going very often on horseback and the Air of the
Cheviot hills is at this season very fit for the
purpose. I am always with great regard
Dear Sir,
your mose Obedient Servant
Edinburgh 10th June
1784
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For Miss Ellison
Take three ounces of very good Castor oil, an ounce of Daffy's Elixir as per the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia. Mix and label Laxative Oil a tablespoonful to be taken for a dose at bedtime taking care always to shake the phial very well before pouring out and to swallow the dose immediately after it is poured out.
10th June
1784
Diplomatic Text
Miss Ellison
I have again had the honour of a Visit
from our patient Miss Ellison and think it pro¬
per to address to you what course to [take?] with
regard to her complaints
Although she has not been so well as I
[cou]ld with and I doubt if ever her Nerves can
[be] strengthened as fas as we would desire I think
she is better and more free from the complaint
of her head than when I was first Consulted and
therefore I have little now to offer with respect
to her. I think she may still be the better
for taking during the Summer season the saline
[solution] I formerly prescribed for her. I expected
that it would keep her bowels regular and
I believe it commonly does so but she tells me
that is sometimes fails and that it is neces¬
[sary] {illeg} other {illeg}
[Page 2]
In such a case the Aloetics might {illeg}
pass but from {illeg} in Miss Ellisons
constitution I would avoid them if I could and
I have therefore given a prescription on other page
which I hope will answer the purpose. It does
not sit always easy upon every ladys stomach
but when compounded in the manner I have
proposed and that the Phial is always very well
shaken before pouring out and it is taken at bed
time I have reconciled many stomachs to it which
could not otherwise take Oil in any shape, and
if Miss Ellisons stomach bears it she will
probably find it a very convenient laxative and
to operate in a much less dose than I have at
present proposed. When Miss Ellison shall
unluckily happen to be affected with the Nervous
Spasms as I conceive them to be in her stomach
I cannot propose a better remedy than these
Stomachic drops for which I {illeg} you a
[Page 3]
{illeg} sometime ago.
If it shall happen that Miss Ellisons
nervous complaints seem to recur upon her more
[frequently th]an usual or to affect her symptom
more considerably it may be proper for her to
take a course of the Tonic Electuary and infusion
I formerly enclosed but the time of this I must
leave to your discretion.
The remedy that I very much {illeg} for
preserving Miss Ellison in good health is her
going very often on horseback and the Air of the
Cheviot hills is at this season very fit for the
purpose. I am always with great regard
Dear Sir,
your mose Obedient Servant
Edinr 10th June
1784
[Page 4]
For Miss Ellison
℞ Ol. Ricin. opt. ℥iij
Tinct. Senn. comp. Ph. Edin. ℥j
ℳ. Sig. Laxative Oil a table spoonfull to
be taken for a dose at bedtime taking care
always to shake the phial very well before
pouring out and to swallow the dose imme¬
diately after it is poured out
10th June
1784
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