The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4974] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mrs Esther MacNeill (Campbell) (Campbell) / Regarding: Captain Duncan MacNeill (of Dunmore) (Patient) / 2 February 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Captain McNeill'.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 4974 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/168 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 2 February 1785 |
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, 'For Captain McNeill'. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1700] |
Case of Captain Duncan McNeill, who has recently developed giddiness, flying pains, palpitations and other fearful symptoms. By Spring 1785 he is found talking to himself and admits to being 'fearful of losing his Reason'. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:3063] | Addressee | Mrs Esther MacNeill (Campbell) |
[PERS ID:3061] | Patient | Captain Duncan MacNeill (of Dunmore) |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Dunmore House | Tarbert | West Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Captain Mc.Neil
I have again attentively considered this Gentle¬
mans Case and find that his Complaints depend as
before upon a weakness and flatulency of his
Stomach but now as usually they do, they have
affected and oppressed his Spirits to a greater
degree. As however they were relieved by the
medicines and Regimen I formerly advised, for
I have no doubt but that again they may be
entirely removed.
For this purpose I must in the first place
advise him to retire to the Country where at his own
Seat he will find a milder Climate than we have
here at present or can expect in the course of the
Spring.
One great advantage of his being in the Country
will be his having more convenience for Exercise
than he can possibly have in town and I would
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particularly recommend to him his being on horseback
as often as the weather will conveniently allow
that is, as often as he can avoid being much exposed
to Cold and Wet.
His diet may be of ordinary fare taking
moderately of Animal food but avoiding those things
which might prove heavy and more especially
those which might prove windy on the Stomach
He must therefore avoid Scotch Broth or that
made of Barley and Greens but he may take
frequently of plain Soup. He must at all times take
very sparingly of Roots or Greens. the safest of any is a
little dry mealy Potatoe.
He must avoid all kinds of Malt liquor but may
take two or three glasses of wine, Port or Sherry every
day. His ordinary drink must be water but he
may put into that either a little wine or a very
small quantity of Spirit. On a separate paper
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I {illeg} the medicines which I think can
be useful to him and the directions for using them
{illeg} sent along with them.
The only addition I have made to the medicines
formerly advised is that of a Laxative tincture of which
he is to take a table Spoonful at bed time as often
as Costiveness may require.
William Cullen
Edinburgh 2d. February
1785
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For Captain Mc. Neil
Take one and a half ounces of prepared Steel, one and a half ounces of the purest white Sugar and half an ounce of Cinnamon powder. Mix in order to let there be made a powder. Label: Stomachic Powder; a teaspoon to be taken every day washing down each dose with two tablespoons of the following Stomachic infusion.
Take half an ounce of Peruvian Bark, one drachm of chamomile Flower and one drachm of dried orange peel. Grind them very well. Mix and let there be made in this way three Papers. Label: Materials for a Stomachic infusion, each parcel to be infused in a mutckin of boiling water for twenty-four hours and then to be strained through a double ply of table napkin and with a portion of the following tincture to be fit by in a well Corked bottle for use.
Take eight ounces of peruvian bark Tincture. Label: Stomachic tincture, four tablespoons to be added to every mutckin of infusion when made.
Take ten ounces of sacred Elixir. Label: Laxative Elixir, a tablespoon or two to be taken at bed time when costiveness requires.
2d. February
1785
Diplomatic Text
For Capt. Mc.Neil
I have again attentively considered this Gentle¬
mans Case and find that his Complaints depend as
before upon a weakness and flatulency of his
Stomach but now as usually they do, they have
affected and oppressed his Spirits to a greater
degree. As however they were relieved by the
medicines and Regimen I formerly advised, for
I have no doubt but that again they may be
entirely removed.
For this purpose I must in the first place
advise him to retire to the Country where at his own
Seat he will find a milder Climate than we have
here at present or can expect in the course of the
Spring.
One great advantage of his being in the Country
will be his having more convenience for Exercise
than he can possibly have in town and I would
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particularly recommend to him his being on horseback
as often as the weather will conveniently allow
that is, as often as he can avoid being much exposed
to Cold and Wet.
His diet may be of ordinary fare taking
moderately of Animal food but avoiding those things
which might prove heavy and more especially
those which might prove windy on the Stomach
He must therefore avoid Scotch Broth or that
made of Barley and Greens but he may take
frequently of plain Soup. He must at all times take
very sparingly of Roots or Greens. the safest of any is a
little dry mealy Potatoe.
He must avoid all kinds of Malt liquor but may
take two or three glasses of wine, Port or Sherry every
day. His ordinary drink must be water but he
may put into that either a little wine or a very
small quantity of Spirit. On a separate paper
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I {illeg} the medicines which I think can
be useful to him and the directions for using them
{illeg} sent along with them.
The only addition I have made to the medicines
formerly advised is that of a Laxative tincture of which
he is to take a table Spoonful at bed time as often
as Costiveness may require.
William Cullen
Edinr. 2d. Febry.
1785
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For Capt. Mc. Neil
℞ Limatur. mart. ppt.
Sacchar. alb. puriss. @ ℥jfs
Cinnamom. pulv. ℥ fs
ℳ. f. pulvis Sig. Stomachic Powder a tea Spoonful to be
taken in a little Currant Jelly an hour before dinner
every day Washing down each dose with two table spoon¬
fuls of ye. following Stomachic infusion
℞ Cort. Peruvian. ℥fs
Flor. cham.
Cort. aurantior. sicc. @ ʒj
Probe contus. ℳ et f. h. m. Chart. №iij
Sig. Materials for a Stomachic infusion each parcel
to be infused in a Mutckin of boiling water for twenty
four hours and then to be Strained through a double
ply of table Napkin and with a portion of the following
tincture to be set by in a well Corked bottle for use.
℞ Tinct. cort. peruvian. ℥viij
Sig. Stomachic tincture four table Spoonfuls to be
added to every Mutckin of infusion when made
℞ Elix. sacr. ℥X.
Sig. Laxative Elixir a table Spoonful or two to be
taken at bed time when Costiveness requires.
2d. February
1785
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