The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4904] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Buist (Patient) / 30 August 1784 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mr Buists Son'. The patient is incorrectly referred to in the index as 'Mr Baillie's Son'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4904 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/99 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 30 August 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Mr Buists Son'. The patient is incorrectly referred to in the index as 'Mr Baillie's Son'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1742] |
Case of the son of Andrew Buist who is having convulsive fits. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5045] | Patient | Mr Buist |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5044] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Andrew Buist |
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 | Megginch Suter | Errol | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
For Mr Buists Son
Let him begin by taking a single pill every
night and morning. The morning pill may
happen to make him sick and squeamish and
it is proper that it should do so but that effect
will soon wear off and if it should happen
that either the pill at first does not make
him at all sick or that after some days it
ceases to do so, in either case he should take
two pills for a dose and he should in like
manner when the dose ceases to have any
sensible effect it should be increased by one
pill till it occasions a little sickness but
no farther
Edinburgh August 30
1784.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Buists Son
Let him begin by taking a single pill every
night and morning. The morning pill may
happen to make him sick and squeamish and
it is proper that it should do so but that effect
will soon wear off and if it should happen
that either the pill at first does not make
him at all sick or that after some days it
ceases to do so, in either case he should take
two pills for a dose and he should in like
manner when the dose ceases to have any
sensible effect it should be increased by one
pill till it occasions a little sickness but
no farther
Edr. Augst. 30
1784.
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